Talent Acquisition Project Intern (Product & Design) - 2026 Start

TikTok; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

Housing allowance

10 paid holidays per year

Paid sick time

Job summary

TikTok is offering a Talent Acquisition Project Intern (Product & Design) in San Jose, with an hourly rate of $25. This internship provides hands-on experience across the recruiting lifecycle, including sourcing and engaging candidates, interview coordination, and collaboration with HR and business partners in a global setting.

Interns gain mentorship, exposure to high-impact recruiting programs, and the opportunity to learn stakeholder management and scalable operations within a leading tech

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, Communications, or related field.
• Interest in recruiting, talent strategy, people operations, or HR.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-starter who is eager to learn, ask questions, and contribute to meaningful work.

Responsibilities

• Support the full recruiting lifecycle across Product and Design roles—including sourcing candidates, reviewing resumes, scheduling interviews, and maintaining candidate pipelines.
• Partner with recruiters and hiring managers to understand role needs and market talent profiles.
• Assist with sourcing efforts (LinkedIn Recruiter, resume databases, referrals, event leads, etc.) and engage prospective candidates with compelling outreach.
• Help manage candidate communication to ensure a seamless, positive experience.
• Assist with recruiting operations, including opening requisitions, creating job postings, and updating interview notes and candidate status in our ATS.
• Participate in weekly pipeline reviews, talent strategy syncs, and project-based work.
• Contribute to process improvements and documentation across candidate experience, interviewer calibration, and recruiting workflows.
• Support employer branding initiatives, campus engagement, or talent market research as assigned.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with HR, Talent Operations, and business partners across different time zones.

Skills

Recruiting

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Communication

Self-starter

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/Psychology/Communications

Tools

ATS

LinkedIn Recruiter

CRM

Spreadsheets

Job description

Talent Acquisition Project Intern (Product & Design) - 2026 Start

Location:

San Jose

Employment Type:

Intern

Job Code:

A44358A

Responsibilities

• Support the full recruiting lifecycle across Product and Design roles—including sourcing candidates, reviewing resumes, scheduling interviews, and maintaining candidate pipelines.
• Partner with recruiters and hiring managers to understand role needs and market talent profiles.
• Assist with sourcing efforts (LinkedIn Recruiter, resume databases, referrals, event leads, etc.) and engage prospective candidates with compelling outreach.
• Help manage candidate communication to ensure a seamless, positive experience.
• Assist with recruiting operations, including opening requisitions, creating job postings, and updating interview notes and candidate status in our ATS.
• Participate in weekly pipeline reviews, talent strategy syncs, and project-based work.
• Contribute to process improvements and documentation across candidate experience, interviewer calibration, and recruiting workflows.
• Support employer branding initiatives, campus engagement, or talent market research as assigned.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with HR, Talent Operations, and business partners across different time zones.

What You’ll Gain

• Mentorship from experienced talent partners
• Exposure to high-impact recruiting programs
• Hands-on experience sourcing and engaging candidates
• Learning in stakeholder management, structured interviews, and global recruiting operations
• Opportunity to improve candidate experience and operational excellence at scale

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification(s):

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, Communications, or related field
• Interest in recruiting, talent strategy, people operations, or HR.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-starter who is eager to learn, ask questions, and contribute to meaningful work.

Preferred Qualification(s):

• Previous internship or project experience in HR, recruiting, people operations, or university/campus organizations with a recruiting component.
• Exposure to recruiting tools (ATS, CRM, LinkedIn Recruiter, or equivalent platforms).
• Comfortable with data tracking or reporting using spreadsheets or dashboards.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a distributed team environment.
• Passion for the tech, product, or creative space.

Job Information

The hourly rate range for this position in the selected city is $25- $25.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Interns have day one access to health insurance, life insurance, wellbeing benefits and more. Interns also receive 10 paid holidays per year and paid sick time (56 hours if hired in first half of year, 40 if hired in second half of year). Interns who are not working 100% remote may also be eligible for housing allowance.

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.

About TikTok

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Why Join Us

Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.

We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Diversity & Inclusion

TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

TikTok Accommodation

TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request

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