Human Resources Bachelor’s Intern

NALHE; Pasadena (CA); Hybrid; USD 20,664 - 34,440; Full time

Job summary

NALHE is offering a Summer Internship in Pasadena where you will gain hands-on experience in Human Resources. This role offers the opportunity to work on various HR functions and projects, ensuring that you will develop crucial skills in a professional setting.

You will shadow HR professionals, assist in recruiting, and help modernize the HR SharePoint site among other responsibilities. The internship promotes a flexible work schedule, including remote and in-person work, making it adaptable to your needs.

We're looking for individuals majoring in Human Resources or related fields, ready to contribute creatively to our HR strategies.

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Qualifications

• Must have strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to research and gather information effectively.
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist with recruiting activities and schedule interviews.
• Conduct research on HR best practices and draft HR documents.
• Support employee engagement programs and maintain HR records.

Skills

Strong written and verbal communication

Research and information gathering ability

Attention to detail and strong organizational skills

Interpersonal skills and comfort engaging with employees

Creative problem-solving

Project coordination and time management

Professionalism and discretion

Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Interest in HR or organizational culture

Experience creating documents or presentations

Familiarity with SharePoint or Teams

Education

Coursework in HR, Organizational Behavior, Psychology or related fields

Job description

2026 Summer Intern

Location:

This internship role is scheduled to be flexible. Please be prepared to spend part of your time working remotely and part of your time working from the following location: 100 S. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101.

Department Details:

The Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine (KPSOM) Office of Human Resources partners with leaders, faculty, and staff to build and sustain an inclusive, innovative, and high performing academic community. Our team develops and delivers HR programs, services, and strategies that support the school-s mission while fostering a culture of belonging, collaboration, and excellence. We work closely with Kaiser Permanente-s Regional and National HR teams to ensure alignment, leverage shared expertise, and provide high quality HR support across recruitment, employee experience, talent development, and organizational effectiveness.

Internship Projects:

Learning & Shadowing

• Shadow, learn, and inquire about the various HR functions within KPSOM.
• Observe onboarding sessions, recruitment processes, and HR operations to build foundational HR knowledge.

Primary Project: HR SharePoint Revamp & Knowledge Hub Modernization

• Conduct a comprehensive audit of the current HR SharePoint site, identifying outdated, redundant, or missing content.
• Review existing HR templates, documents, and resources for accuracy and consistency.
• Benchmark HR SharePoint sites and knowledge hubs from other organizations to identify best practices.
• Redesign the site-s information architecture, improving navigation and ease of use.
• Draft updated or newly written content, including descriptions, resource pages, and FAQs.
• Create a more modern, visually appealing layout using SharePoint web parts, banners, icons, and tiles.
• Develop a standardized style guide for HR SharePoint content going forward.
• Present recommendations and a final SharePoint modernization plan to the HR team.

General HR Support

• Assist with recruiting activities, including scheduling interviews and managing candidate communications.
• Support employee engagement and experience programs.
• Support onboarding and offboarding processes.
• Maintain and organize HR records and documents in alignment with compliance expectations.
• Participate in employee engagement, learning, and development activities.
• Conduct research on HR best practices, policies, or labor regulations as assigned.
• Prepare internal reports, summaries, and presentations.
• Draft HR job aids, process maps, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for internal or external use.

Target Majors:

• Human Resources

Target Skillset:

• Strong written and verbal communication
• Research and information gathering ability
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills
• Interpersonal skills and comfort engaging with employees
• Creative problem-solving and ability to generate new ideas
• Project coordination and time management
• Professionalism, discretion, and ability to maintain confidentiality
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Interest in HR or organizational culture
• Experience creating documents, templates, or presentations
• Familiarity with SharePoint or Teams (or willingness to learn)
• Coursework in HR, Organizational Behavior, Psychology, or related fields

Job Summary:

Lay the groundwork for a dynamic future with an industry leader. At Kaiser Permanente, you’ll forge lasting relationships with colleagues across the organization while enjoying the opportunity to grow your experience and hone your expertise on assignments that have real impact. Our interns have worked on everything from analyzing financial software and developing new marketing strategies, to designing mobile apps and helping clinicians improve care delivery. We want you to get the most out of your time here and will give you projects that challenge you to think freely, question thoroughly, and explore deeply.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Contributing to a designated project or initiative to meet a KP business objective.
• Report development and analytics.
• Project management – planning, execution, and measurement.
• Learning new applications needed to complete assignments or support the execution of business objectives.
• Job shadowing in other functional areas.
• Performing additional duties as required.