Talent Acquisition Intern (Summer 2026)
About The Position
Join our Talent Acquisition team as a Summer 2026 Intern and gain firsthand experience in the full-cycle recruitment process. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your skills, contribute to meaningful projects, and learn the ins and outs of talent acquisition in a supportive and collaborative environment. This internship is designed to provide a realistic job preview of the talent acquisition function, exposing you to sourcing, systems, data management, compliance, and process improvement initiatives. You’ll work closely with our HR team on meaningful projects that directly support recruitment initiatives and strategies to attract and engage talent — while building foundational skills for a career in HR or Talent Acquisition.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field
- Strong organizational skills with high attention to detail
- Interest in recruiting, sourcing, and HR operations
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- A proactive mindset and willingness to learn and take initiative
Responsibilities
- Support candidate sourcing efforts, including exposure to corporate sourcing strategies
- Participate in job shadowing to gain a realistic, firsthand view of roles and responsibilities
- Support CRM data management
- Assist with reference check coordination and documentation
- Support administrative recruiting responsibilities, including requisition updates and system maintenance
- Support the Taleo Import Project, including adding LinkedIn project folders
- Assist with GHR audits, with exposure to pay transparency requirements
- Create and refine Standard Operating Processes (SOPs) to ensure recruitment processes are streamlined and effective
- Utilize and refine Excel skills to track recruitment metrics and build insightful reports
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision benefits
- company-paid life insurance, short term, and long-term disability plans
- 401K plan and profit-sharing contributions to the 401K plan
- Professional Development Opportunities for management and leadership development at all levels, including executive coaching and leadership development for Team Leaders, Group Managers, Division Managers, and Executive Leaders
- Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses
- Ongoing professional development through resources like Red Vector, LinkedIn Learning, technical team meetings, knowledge-sharing training sessions
- Personalized training and career development plans with your manager
- Funding for training, committee work, professional organization memberships, and licenses/certifications
- Support for active participation in professional organizations to foster leadership and community engagement
- Access to valuable retirement planning tools, education, and individual meetings with plan advisors at no charge
- Potential for Benesch to contribute up to 9% of your gross compensation to your retirement plan (5% profit-sharing contribution to your 401(k) plan, regardless of your own contributions & 80% match on your contributions, up to a maximum company contribution of 4%)
- Flexible work schedules and hours, including work-from-home options (dependent on the role)
- Generous Paid Time Benefits (PTB) that increase with your career
- Immediate use of annual PTB; no accrual needed with the ability to bundle time-off plans for extended vacations or life events
- Ten days of paid parental leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement
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Career Level
Intern
