Compensation Intern

First Student, Inc.; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

First Student, Inc. is seeking a Compensation Intern to support the Compensation and Total Rewards team with data analysis, market research, and reporting.

The role provides hands-on exposure to compensation programs and salary benchmarking to ensure competitive pay practices across the organization. This internship involves supporting job evaluations, preparing reports and presentations, and maintaining confidential compensation data.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to handle confidential information with discretion.

Responsibilities

• Assist with compensation analysis, salary benchmarking, and market pricing activities.
• Compile, analyze, and report on compensation and workforce data to support business decisions.
• Support job evaluations, job description reviews, and compensation-related projects.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and spreadsheets for compensation planning and reporting.
• Maintain compensation data, records, and documentation while ensuring accuracy and confidentiality.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel proficiency

Written and verbal communication

Multitasking

Discretion with confidential info

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/Finance/Economics (in progress)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

The Compensation Intern supports the Compensation and Total Rewards team through data analysis, market research, reporting, and administrative activities. This role provides hands-on exposure to compensation programs, salary benchmarking, job evaluations, and HR analytics while helping ensure accurate and competitive pay practices across the organization.

Major Responsibilities

• Assist with compensation analysis, salary benchmarking, and market pricing activities.
• Compile, analyze, and report on compensation and workforce data to support business decisions.
• Support job evaluations, job description reviews, and compensation-related projects.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and spreadsheets for compensation planning and reporting.
• Maintain compensation data, records, and documentation while ensuring accuracy and confidentiality.

Desired Skills & Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor\'s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to handle confidential information with discretion.

This role offers a competitive hourly rate of $20.00 per hour.

Language Requirement
This role requires English proficiency. Federal, state, and local requirements, including U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations, require training, safety communications, company policies, employment documents, and other job-related communications be conducted in English.

First for a reason:

At First Student, we are a family of 60,000+ employees who take pride in safely transporting more than 5 million students and passengers to and from their destinations each day! Our family of brands include Transco, Total Transportation, Maggies Paratransit, and GVC II. Our employees are at the forefront of safety and innovation; they create and implement the most advanced training and technology the transportation industry has to offer.

In the state of Washington, all technician and driving positions, including but not limited to van drivers and any other position requiring employees to drive a company-owned vehicle, are considered safety-sensitive and are therefore subject to drug and alcohol testing, including cannabis.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. First is also committed to providing a drug-free workplace. First will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, and any other fair chance law. Philadelphia\'s Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance Poster is at this link or upon request https://www.phila.gov/media/20210423160847/Fair-Chance-Hiring-law-poster.pdf.