Global Recruitment Intern, Spring 2027 (Dec 2026 - May 2027)

Tencent; Singapore; On-site; SGD 17,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

Tencent seeks motivated interns to join its in-house sourcing hub and support recruitment across markets. You will partner with recruiters to understand needs, map talent pools, and build pipelines for high-demand roles globally.

Interns will engage candidates via email, social media, and calls, contribute to campus outreach, and help measure sourcing effectiveness using internal trackers. Fluency in English and Mandarin is required.

Qualifications

• Currently an undergraduate or master’s degree student in Human Resources or its equivalent.
• Prior recruitment and/or sourcing experience is a plus, with exposure to Boolean searches.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to identify problems from information.
• Ability to adapt to cross-regional and cross-cultural work patterns; strong communication.

Responsibilities

• Partner with recruiters and hiring teams to understand hiring needs and qualifications.
• Conduct market research and talent mapping to identify candidate pools and channels.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for high-demand roles across markets.
• Engage with prospects via emails, social media, and calls to spark interest.
• Support referral initiatives and outreach campaigns to expand talent reach.
• Utilize internal trackers to measure sourcing performance and inform improvements.

Skills

Analytical skills

Strong communication

Fast-learning

Teamwork spirit

Education

Undergraduate or master’s student in HR

Tools

Boolean searches

Job description

Tencent is an Internet-based platform company founded in Shenzhen, China, in 1998. We use technology to enrich the lives of Internet users and assist the digital upgrade of enterprises. Our mission is "Value for Users, Tech for Good". We embrace a culture of teamwork & creativity and are driven by our values - Integrity, Proactivity, Collaboration and Creativity.

As part of our strategic expansion, we are excited to announce the development of our own in-house sourcing hub, designed to streamline our recruitment processes and enhance our talent acquisition capabilities. In line with this initiative, we are seeking motivated interns who have a keen interest in the field of recruiting and are eager to deepen their understanding of the intricacies involved in talent identification and acquisition.

• Partner with recruiters and hiring teams to understand hiring needs and qualifications required to source for open positions.
• Conduct market research and talent mapping to identify potential candidate pools and sourcing channels.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for high-demand roles across different markets and platforms.
• Engage with prospective candidates via emails, social media, and phone calls to introduce job opportunities and assess initial interest.
• Support referral initiatives and creative outreach campaigns (e.g. campus recruitment) to expand talent reach.
• Leverage on internal tracker to measure and report on how well sourcing strategies are performing (e.g. conversion rates), and turn these findings into recommendations that tighten up the sourcing funnel.

Qualifications

• Currently an undergraduate or master’s degree student in Human Resources or its equivalent.
• Ideally with prior recruitment and/or sourcing experience with exposure to Boolean searches.
• Strong analytical skills, proficiency in gathering and analysing information, and ability to identify problems through the information.
• Ability to adapt to cross-regional and cross-cultural work patterns. Great teamwork spirit, strong communication skills, and fast-learning ability.
• Require bilingual proficiency as communications and materials are regularly shared in both English and Mandarin with the global and China HQ teams.