Talent Recruitment Intern

Collections That Care; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

The Henry Ford is seeking a Talent Recruitment Intern to assist recruitment and hiring activities across the organization. You'll gain practical experience in talent acquisition and HR, providing administrative, candidate, data, and process support throughout the hiring lifecycle.

You will work with the Talent Recruitment team to maintain organized processes, ensuring a responsive and positive candidate and hiring manager experience.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in or recently completed a college/university program in HR or related field.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Experience with spreadsheets, data entry, recordkeeping, or other administrative systems.
• Ability to learn applicant tracking systems and HR technology.

Responsibilities

• Support recruitment and hiring activities across the organization throughout the hiring lifecycle.
• Provide administrative, candidate, data, and process support including application review and communication.
• Coordinate interviews, manage pipelines, and prepare recruitment reports.
• Assist in requisition closeout and maintain organized processes for candidates and managers.

Skills

Schedule coordination

Data and records

Applicant tracking familiarity

Career in HR

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Discretion confidentiality

Initiative and learning

Mission alignment

Education

HR/Business program

Tools

MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel)

Job description

Summary

The Talent Recruitment Intern supports recruitment and hiring activities across The Henry Ford while gaining practical experience in talent acquisition and human resources. This role provides administrative, candidate, data, and recruitment process support throughout the hiring lifecycle, including application review, candidate communication, interview coordination, pipeline management, recruitment reporting, and requisition closeout.

Working closely with the Talent Recruitment team, the intern helps maintain organized and accurate recruitment processes while supporting a responsive and positive experience for candidates and hiring managers.

Key Details

Compensation: $17-$20/hour

Duration:15 weeks (January 25-May 7, 2027)

Schedule:PT

Deadline:November 20, 2026 (11:59PM)

Eligibility

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in or recently completed a college or university program in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, Communications, or a related field
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, and Excel
• Experience working with spreadsheets, data entry, recordkeeping, or other administrative systems
• Ability to learn and navigate applicant tracking systems and other HR technology

Special Skills

• Experience coordinating schedules, events, projects, or detailed administrative processes
• Experience working with data, spreadsheets, reports, or tracking tools
• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems, HR systems, or recruiting platforms a plus
• Interest in developing a career in Human Resources or Talent Acquisition
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with a customer service and guest-focused mindset, demonstrating professionalism, responsiveness, and care when communicating with candidates and internal partners
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple assignments and priorities
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
• Effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact professionally with candidates, hiring managers, and colleagues
• Demonstrated initiative, curiosity, and willingness to learn
• Ability to exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality when handling candidate and employee information
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team while completing assigned work independently
• Commitment to and enthusiasm for the Henry Ford's mission, vision, values and service standards

About

The Henry Ford is a globally recognized cultural institution that provides unique educational experiences based on authentic objects, stories and lives from America's traditions of ingenuity, resourcefulness and innovation.

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