Entry Level Talent Acquisition Intern Jobs
New grad talent acquisition intern jobs welcome recent graduates and entry level candidates with zero to two years of experience, where strong internship work or a demonstrated interest in recruiting can matter more than a long resume. Most openings mix on-site, remote, and hybrid settings across Technology & Software, Investment & Asset Management, and Consulting & Professional Services, with employers like TikTok, JD, and Prophet hiring at this level now.
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Responsibilities
About the Role
We're looking for a motivated and curious Talent Acquisition Intern to support the recruiters responsible for building world-class Product and Design teams at TikTok. As part of our Talent Acquisition organization, you’ll gain hands-on experience across the recruiting lifecycle—helping identify top talent, refine recruiting processes, and deliver an outstanding candidate and stakeholder experience. This role is perfect for someone who wants to learn how recruiting operates inside a fast-paced global tech company and is excited to make meaningful contributions from day one. We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship. Our internship program offers students hands-on experience, industry exposure, and opportunities to apply their knowledge to real-world challenges while building a strong foundation for personal and professional growth. Interns will gain practical experience, explore potential career paths, and participate in social events, learning programs, and development workshops alongside industry professionals. Candidates may apply to a maximum of two positions across Our Company and its affiliates globally. Applications will be considered in the order they are submitted. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply early. Please clearly state your availability in your resume, including your start and end dates.
During your internship, you will:
- 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 Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s program 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 Qualifications
- 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
Compensation Description (Hourly) - Campus Intern
The hourly rate range for this position in the selected city is $25 - $40. 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:
- Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
- Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
- 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
Responsibilities
About the Role
We're looking for a motivated and curious Talent Acquisition Intern to support the recruiters responsible for building world-class Product and Design teams at TikTok. As part of our Talent Acquisition organization, you’ll gain hands-on experience across the recruiting lifecycle—helping identify top talent, refine recruiting processes, and deliver an outstanding candidate and stakeholder experience. This role is perfect for someone who wants to learn how recruiting operates inside a fast-paced global tech company and is excited to make meaningful contributions from day one. We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship. Our internship program offers students hands-on experience, industry exposure, and opportunities to apply their knowledge to real-world challenges while building a strong foundation for personal and professional growth. Interns will gain practical experience, explore potential career paths, and participate in social events, learning programs, and development workshops alongside industry professionals. Candidates may apply to a maximum of two positions across Our Company and its affiliates globally. Applications will be considered in the order they are submitted. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply early. Please clearly state your availability in your resume, including your start and end dates.
During your internship, you will:
- 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 Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s program 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 Qualifications
- 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
Compensation Description (Hourly) - Campus Intern
The hourly rate range for this position in the selected city is $25 - $40. 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:
- Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
- Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
- 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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Entry Level Talent Acquisition Intern Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get an entry level talent acquisition intern job?
Entry level talent acquisition intern roles reward candidates who show genuine curiosity about recruiting and people operations. Highlight any experience sourcing candidates, coordinating interviews, or supporting HR projects, even from coursework or volunteer work. Familiarity with applicant tracking systems, strong communication skills, and a willingness to learn how hiring pipelines work give candidates a clear edge at this stage.
Which companies hire entry level talent acquisition interns?
Companies hiring entry level talent acquisition interns right now include TikTok, JD, and Prophet, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. A mix of large enterprises, staffing firms, and fast-growing startups tends to hire at this level, often to support high-volume recruiting teams during busy hiring seasons.
Are there remote entry level talent acquisition intern jobs?
Yes, though availability varies by employer and role type. About 9% of entry level talent acquisition intern openings are remote or hybrid as of August 2026, making this a field where location flexibility is increasingly common. Remote roles typically still require strong communication and the ability to manage scheduling and candidate outreach independently.
Are these new grad talent acquisition intern jobs?
Yes, the listings here include new grad, recent graduate, and junior roles in talent acquisition. A new grad friendly posting typically welcomes candidates with zero to two years of experience and treats internships, class projects, or a portfolio of recruiting-adjacent work as valid qualifications. Look for postings that list preferred rather than required experience as a strong signal this level is the target.
Which industries hire the most entry level talent acquisition interns?
Entry Level talent acquisition intern roles concentrate in Technology & Software, Investment & Asset Management, and Consulting & Professional Services, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. These sectors tend to run large or rapidly scaling workforces, which creates consistent demand for entry level recruiting support to help manage candidate pipelines and coordinate hiring activity.