Recruitment Manager Internships
Recruitment manager internships give university students, recent graduates, and early-career switchers hands-on experience sourcing and screening candidates, mentorship from working recruitment professionals, and, at many employers, a path toward a full-time offer. Openings are concentrated in Investment & Asset Management, with TikTok, BGBx, and BTAS among the employers posting roles now.
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About Foundant:
At Foundant, we empower mission-driven organizations to manage their data, workflows, and impact with our comprehensive software solutions. From grant management and community foundations to process automation and data collaboration, our combined expertise supports a diverse range of organizations - from nonprofits and charitable entities to corporations and governments.
We’ve created a powerhouse of solutions designed to meet the unique needs of organizations striving to make a difference. Together, we’re setting new standards in innovation, flexibility, and impact management by helping organizations achieve their missions more efficiently and effectively.
Where You’ll Work:
- As a remote-first workplace, we believe in offering flexibility and the freedom to work where it suits you best, while staying connected through technology. Our global network of talent is supported by physical office hubs and virtual collaboration, fostering a dynamic environment where innovation and growth thrive.
- With office locations in Bozeman, MT, Toronto, Canada, and Dublin, Ireland, you'll be part of a globally connected team. Whether you're working remotely or from one of our office locations, you'll be contributing to a vibrant, collaborative culture focused on driving meaningful impact across the world.
What You’ll Do:
- You'll conduct candidate screening calls to assess qualifications, motivation, and fit against job requirements.
- You'll schedule interviews and help coordinate interview panels across candidates, hiring managers, and team members.
- You'll join hiring manager discovery calls to help capture and clarify role requirements for open positions.
- You'll assist with formatting and maintaining job description templates and other recruiting documents.
- You'll help source and screen resumes, looking for strong candidate fit before calls are scheduled.
- You'll maintain spreadsheet trackers for candidate pipelines and recruiting metrics, helping surface trends along the way.
- You'll support day-to-day administrative work for the Talent Acquisition team and help draft clear, professional candidate communications.
- You'll stay in close contact with candidates throughout the hiring process, creating a great candidate experience from first call to final decision — including handling difficult conversations with tact and professionalism.
- Other duties as assigned.
What You’ll Need:
- Currently pursuing a post-secondary degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field, or a recent graduate of such a program.
- Strong time management skills — comfortable juggling multiple candidate conversations, schedules, and deadlines at once.
- Excellent verbal communication skills; this role involves frequent phone and video conversations with candidates and hiring managers.
- Strong written communication skills for candidate correspondence and internal documentation.
- Comfortable working in spreadsheets (Excel or Google Sheets) to track candidates and recruiting metrics.
- A genuine interest in recruiting, talent acquisition, or HR as a career path.
- Able to work independently on a remote, part-time schedule (~25 hours/week) while staying closely coordinated with the team.
- Must be legally eligible to work in Canada or the United States.
What You’ll Bring to our Team Dynamics:
Service Orientation: Treats every candidate conversation with genuine care, making sure people feel respected and informed throughout the process — even when the outcome isn't a yes.
Productive Collaboration: Works closely with the Talent Acquisition Lead and hiring managers, keeping communication clear and commitments on track across a busy interview calendar.
Active Learning: Builds recruiting and HR skills quickly, asking good questions and applying feedback in real time across a part-time schedule.
Adaptive Achievement: Manages a full calendar of screening calls, scheduling, and tracking tasks independently, adjusting priorities as candidate pipelines shift.
Why You’ll Love Working at Foundant:
- At the heart of everything we do is a commitment to innovation and making a positive impact. Whether you’re working on projects that empower not-for-profits, community foundations, or corporations, your contributions will help drive real-world change.
- We offer competitive salary and benefits, including tuition, and lifestyle reimbursements, and bespoke mindfulness and fitness initiatives.
- With our Flexible PTO policy, you’ll have the freedom to manage your time in a way that supports your personal well-being and professional success.
- We’re committed to your professional and personal development. With our merger, you'll have the chance to collaborate across teams, giving you exposure to diverse ideas, expertise, and projects that span multiple industries.
- As part of a larger organization, you’ll have even more opportunities to grow your career. Whether it’s exploring new roles, leadership opportunities, or shifting to a different department, we support internal mobility to help you achieve your career goals
- You’ll enjoy autonomy and responsibility, empowering you to approach your work creatively and independently, fostering innovation and independent thought.
- Employee recognition is a core part of our culture. When you do a great job, we make sure everyone knows about it!
Foundant is an equal opportunity employer, committed to building a diverse workforce that represents the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified candidates, and will consider all applicants without regard to race, color, citizenship, religion, sex, marital/family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, Indigenous status, age, disability, or individuals who may require accommodation.
Foundant is also committed to providing accommodations throughout the interview and employment process. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates participating in all aspects of the selection process. If you have accessibility requirements during the recruitment process and require accommodation, please contact hr@smartsimple.com.
About Foundant:
At Foundant, we empower mission-driven organizations to manage their data, workflows, and impact with our comprehensive software solutions. From grant management and community foundations to process automation and data collaboration, our combined expertise supports a diverse range of organizations - from nonprofits and charitable entities to corporations and governments.
We’ve created a powerhouse of solutions designed to meet the unique needs of organizations striving to make a difference. Together, we’re setting new standards in innovation, flexibility, and impact management by helping organizations achieve their missions more efficiently and effectively.
Where You’ll Work:
- As a remote-first workplace, we believe in offering flexibility and the freedom to work where it suits you best, while staying connected through technology. Our global network of talent is supported by physical office hubs and virtual collaboration, fostering a dynamic environment where innovation and growth thrive.
- With office locations in Bozeman, MT, Toronto, Canada, and Dublin, Ireland, you'll be part of a globally connected team. Whether you're working remotely or from one of our office locations, you'll be contributing to a vibrant, collaborative culture focused on driving meaningful impact across the world.
What You’ll Do:
- You'll conduct candidate screening calls to assess qualifications, motivation, and fit against job requirements.
- You'll schedule interviews and help coordinate interview panels across candidates, hiring managers, and team members.
- You'll join hiring manager discovery calls to help capture and clarify role requirements for open positions.
- You'll assist with formatting and maintaining job description templates and other recruiting documents.
- You'll help source and screen resumes, looking for strong candidate fit before calls are scheduled.
- You'll maintain spreadsheet trackers for candidate pipelines and recruiting metrics, helping surface trends along the way.
- You'll support day-to-day administrative work for the Talent Acquisition team and help draft clear, professional candidate communications.
- You'll stay in close contact with candidates throughout the hiring process, creating a great candidate experience from first call to final decision — including handling difficult conversations with tact and professionalism.
- Other duties as assigned.
What You’ll Need:
- Currently pursuing a post-secondary degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field, or a recent graduate of such a program.
- Strong time management skills — comfortable juggling multiple candidate conversations, schedules, and deadlines at once.
- Excellent verbal communication skills; this role involves frequent phone and video conversations with candidates and hiring managers.
- Strong written communication skills for candidate correspondence and internal documentation.
- Comfortable working in spreadsheets (Excel or Google Sheets) to track candidates and recruiting metrics.
- A genuine interest in recruiting, talent acquisition, or HR as a career path.
- Able to work independently on a remote, part-time schedule (~25 hours/week) while staying closely coordinated with the team.
- Must be legally eligible to work in Canada or the United States.
What You’ll Bring to our Team Dynamics:
Service Orientation: Treats every candidate conversation with genuine care, making sure people feel respected and informed throughout the process — even when the outcome isn't a yes.
Productive Collaboration: Works closely with the Talent Acquisition Lead and hiring managers, keeping communication clear and commitments on track across a busy interview calendar.
Active Learning: Builds recruiting and HR skills quickly, asking good questions and applying feedback in real time across a part-time schedule.
Adaptive Achievement: Manages a full calendar of screening calls, scheduling, and tracking tasks independently, adjusting priorities as candidate pipelines shift.
Why You’ll Love Working at Foundant:
- At the heart of everything we do is a commitment to innovation and making a positive impact. Whether you’re working on projects that empower not-for-profits, community foundations, or corporations, your contributions will help drive real-world change.
- We offer competitive salary and benefits, including tuition, and lifestyle reimbursements, and bespoke mindfulness and fitness initiatives.
- With our Flexible PTO policy, you’ll have the freedom to manage your time in a way that supports your personal well-being and professional success.
- We’re committed to your professional and personal development. With our merger, you'll have the chance to collaborate across teams, giving you exposure to diverse ideas, expertise, and projects that span multiple industries.
- As part of a larger organization, you’ll have even more opportunities to grow your career. Whether it’s exploring new roles, leadership opportunities, or shifting to a different department, we support internal mobility to help you achieve your career goals
- You’ll enjoy autonomy and responsibility, empowering you to approach your work creatively and independently, fostering innovation and independent thought.
- Employee recognition is a core part of our culture. When you do a great job, we make sure everyone knows about it!
Foundant is an equal opportunity employer, committed to building a diverse workforce that represents the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified candidates, and will consider all applicants without regard to race, color, citizenship, religion, sex, marital/family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, Indigenous status, age, disability, or individuals who may require accommodation.
Foundant is also committed to providing accommodations throughout the interview and employment process. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates participating in all aspects of the selection process. If you have accessibility requirements during the recruitment process and require accommodation, please contact hr@smartsimple.com.
Recruitment Manager Internship Market
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Top Industries Hiring
- Investment & Asset Management
Tips for Your Recruitment Manager Internship Search
Apply earlier than your classmates do
Large employers open summer recruitment manager internship applications the preceding fall, often filling cohorts before spring semester begins. Smaller companies and co-ops post closer to start dates, so check listings throughout the year rather than waiting for a single hiring window.
Build proof before you need a resume line
Hiring teams reviewing recruitment manager candidates expect limited work history, so give them something concrete to evaluate. Document a sourcing project, design a mock interview process, or write up a candidate pipeline case study. Name the tools you used, such as an applicant-tracking system or sourcing database, and link to any written deliverables.
Work your campus network and apply directly at the same time
Campus career fairs surface structured internship programs tied to your university, and recruiters there often move faster for students they meet in person. Your professors and career center staff may know which employers recruit from your school before roles post publicly. Applying directly to smaller companies running their own cohorts alongside campus activity widens the pool you reach.
Practice the actual intern screen out loud
Recruitment manager intern interviews often include a behavioral screen, a structured competency conversation, or a case exercise on sourcing strategy or candidate assessment. Practice answering out loud, explaining your reasoning as you go, because interviewers weigh how you think through a hiring problem as much as the final answer.
Target structured internship programs built for newcomers
Many larger employers run formal HR or talent acquisition rotational programs designed to train people with no professional recruiting experience. These programs recruit early, fill quickly, and offer more structured mentorship than ad-hoc intern roles. Identify the ones that recruit from your school or region and apply in the first wave.
Set your work-type filter before you start searching
On-site roles are 47% of the recruitment manager internships listed here. Decide what you can actually commit to before you start sorting through listings, then filter by location and work type so you spend your time on roles you can take.
Recruitment Manager Internships: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a recruitment manager internship?
Lead with coursework and projects rather than work history, since hiring teams expect limited experience at the intern level. Build a concrete artifact recruiters can assess, such as a documented sourcing project, a mock recruitment process walkthrough, or a candidate pipeline case study. Pair direct applications with campus career fairs, where recruiters often move faster for students they meet in person.
Can a recruitment manager internship turn into a full-time job?
Many employers extend return offers to strong interns, but conversion is never guaranteed. What drives it for recruitment manager interns is consistent performance on real requisitions, how quickly the team grows, and whether headcount opens near your expected graduation date. Deliver on your assigned projects and build relationships with the full-time team, but treat the offer as a possibility rather than a certainty.
When should I apply for recruitment manager internships?
Earlier than most candidates expect. Large employers recruit summer cohorts the preceding fall, sometimes as early as September or October. Smaller companies and co-op programs post closer to actual start dates, so openings appear year-round. Checking listings regularly rather than waiting for a single recruiting season gives you the widest window.
Are recruitment manager internships paid?
Most professional recruitment manager internships in the United States are paid. Compensation varies by company size, industry, and location, and listings show it where the employer chooses to disclose it. Unpaid arrangements are more common at very small organizations or nonprofits, so check each posting directly for compensation details.
What should a recruitment manager internship resume include?
Lead with projects rather than work history. Highlight two or three documented projects showing recruiting or HR skills, such as a sourcing strategy you built, a mock interview process you designed, or an applicant-tracking case study, noting the tools used and linking to any written deliverables. Add relevant coursework in human resources, organizational behavior, or psychology, and keep the whole document to one page.
Are there remote recruitment manager internships?
Yes. Remote and hybrid roles make up 53% of the recruitment manager internship listings here, with the rest on-site. Remote cohorts fill fast, so apply early and filter by work type to find them before they close.
Can international students get recruitment manager internships?
Yes. F-1 students can intern through CPT while enrolled or through OPT work authorization after finishing a degree, and the employer does not have to file anything for either, so many companies are open to international interns. Confirm your eligibility and timing with your university's international student office before accepting an offer.
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