Talent Acquisition Operations Intern

Metayb; Chennai; On-site; INR 100,000 - 201,000; Part time

Job summary

Metayb is seeking an enthusiastic Talent Acquisition Operations Intern to join our HR team. You will support recruitment operations, manage data in Keka, prepare reports, and help standardise job descriptions.

This role offers exposure to analytics, coordination, and process improvements in a dynamic environment. The internship targets MBA–HR graduates or final-semester students, with strong Excel skills and a passion for recruitment operations.

Qualifications

• MBA in HR or related field.
• Proficiency in MS Excel with PivotTables and lookup functions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise tasks.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Interest in recruitment operations, data analysis, reporting and process improvement.
• Familiarity with MS Word and PowerPoint.
• Ability to handle confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Maintain requisition data including approved positions, owner, status, target dates.
• Prepare and maintain pipeline reports on candidate stages, offers and joining progress.
• Track relocation readiness and travel/accommodation status.
• Engage offered candidates until joining and flag risks to recruiters.
• Draft and standardise job descriptions using a consistent template.
• Monitor ageing, turnaround time, feedback, and recruiter SLAs.
• Maintain recruitment records in Keka and internal trackers, check duplicates and discrepancies.
• Identify opportunities to simplify reporting, improve trackers, reduce manual work.
• Coordinate with recruiters and stakeholders for TA reviews.

Skills

MS Excel

PivotTables

Lookup functions

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Data accuracy

Education

MBA in Human Resources

Tools

Keka ATS

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic Talent Acquisition Operations Intern to join our Human Resources team. The intern will support recruitment operations through accurate data management, hiring reports, candidate engagement, job description standardisation, and SLA tracking. This is an excellent opportunity for an MBA–HR graduate to gain hands‑on experience in recruitment analytics, coordination, and process improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Job Requisition Management: Maintain and update requisition data, including approved positions, recruiter ownership, hiring status, target closure dates, and pending actions.
• Hiring Pipeline Reporting: Prepare and maintain pipeline reports covering candidate stages, offers, expected joiners, and hiring progress. Coordinate with recruiters to ensure timely and accurate updates.
• Relocation Reporting: Track candidates requiring relocation, including relocation readiness, travel and accommodation status, joining dates, and support requirements.
• Candidate Engagement: Support regular engagement with offered candidates until joining, record updates, address routine queries, and flag potential joining risks to the respective recruiter.
• JD Creation and Standardisation: Assist in drafting and formatting job descriptions using a consistent template, ensuring clarity in responsibilities, qualifications, and required skills.
• SLA and Performance Tracking: Monitor requisition ageing, hiring turnaround time, pending interview feedback, and agreed recruiter SLAs. Highlight approaching deadlines and overdue actions.
• Data Accuracy: Maintain recruitment records in Keka and internal trackers, checking for missing information, duplicate entries, and discrepancies.
• Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to simplify reporting, improve tracker formats, reduce manual work, and strengthen follow-up processes.
• Operational Coordination: Follow up with recruiters and relevant stakeholders on pending updates and prepare summaries for regular TA reviews.

Qualifications

• MBA in Human Resources or a related field; recent graduates or students completing their final semester may apply.
• Proficiency in MS Excel, including sorting, filtering, basic formulas, and data formatting. Familiarity with PivotTables and lookup functions is an advantage.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise multiple tasks.
• High attention to detail, accuracy, and timely follow-through.
• Interest in recruitment operations, data analysis, reporting, and process improvement.
• Proficiency in MS Word and PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems such as Keka is an advantage.
• Ability to handle candidate and recruitment information confidentially.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with the TA team.