HR & Talent Acquisition Intern
6-month Full-Time Internship
Learn How Great Hiring Really Happens.
Interested in HR and curious about what goes into finding, assessing and engaging the right people for different jobs?
Join ScienTec Consulting and learn the ropes of recruitment and talent acquisition from the ground up.
As a recruitment and HR consulting business, hiring is at the heart of what we do.
You'll work alongside experienced recruiters and business leaders and gain exposure to recruitment across different industries, professions and functional disciplines.
This isn't a backseat internship.
You'll learn by working on live assignments, speaking with real candidates and understanding how recruitment decisions are made.
What You'll Learn & Do
Recruitment Methodology: Learn the Craft
Understand the complete recruitment lifecycle and the thinking behind each stage:
Understand the Role → Source → Engage → Screen → Assess → Shortlist → Interview → Offer → Onboard
You'll learn how to:
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Understand job requirements beyond simply reading a job description
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Identify the competencies, experience and attributes that make someone suitable for a role
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Write clear and engaging job advertisements
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Search for candidates using databases, job platforms, LinkedIn and other sourcing channels
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Screen CVs and distinguish relevant experience from keywords
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Conduct initial candidate conversations and screening
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Prepare candidate shortlists for recruiters and hiring managers
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Coordinate interviews, offers and onboarding
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Keep candidates engaged throughout the recruitment journey
Recruit Across Different Functional Areas
One of the biggest advantages of recruitment with us is breadth.
Rather than recruiting repeatedly for one type of position, you'll gain exposure to talent acquisition across different job families and disciplines, which may include:
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Technology & Digital
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Corporate & Business Functions
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Finance & Operations
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Human Resources
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Sales & Marketing
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Project & Programme roles
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Administrative & Professional Services
You'll begin to understand an important recruitment skill:
what makes a good candidate for one role may be completely different for another.
Talent Sourcing & Market Research
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Research talent pools and market availability for live assignments
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Build proactive candidate pipelines
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Learn different sourcing strategies for easy-to-fill versus difficult-to-fill positions
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Identify where relevant talent can be found and how best to engage them
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Observe hiring trends, candidate expectations and market movements
Candidate Experience & Employer Branding
Recruitment isn't only about filling vacancies: it's also about how people experience an organisation.
You'll:
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Communicate professionally with candidates
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Support candidate engagement throughout the hiring journey
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Contribute ideas to improve candidate experience
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Participate in career fairs and talent outreach activities where relevant
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Support employer-branding and recruitment content initiatives
HR & People Exposure
Beyond recruitment, you'll gain exposure to the wider employee lifecycle through:
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New-hire onboarding and engagement
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Internal HR communications
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Employee engagement activities
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HR reporting and recruitment KPIs
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Workplace and people initiatives
Requirements
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Who We're Looking For
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You may be studying Human Resources, Business, Psychology, Communications or a related discipline.
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More importantly, YOU should:
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Enjoy interacting with people
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Be naturally curious about careers, businesses and what people do
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Communicate confidently and professionally
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Be willing to pick up the phone and engage candidates
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Be organised and comfortable managing multiple assignments
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Have an eye for detail
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Be open to feedback and willing to learn by doing
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You don't need to arrive knowing how to recruit.
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That's what we want you to learn.
What You'll Take Away
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By the end of 6 months, you should understand much more than how to screen a CV.
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You'll learn how recruiters think:
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How to understand a role, identify talent, assess fit, engage candidates and manage the recruitment journey across different professions.
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You'll leave with practical exposure to Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Consulting, Candidate Engagement, Employer Branding and HR Operations: a strong foundation whether you eventually pursue a career in corporate HR, talent acquisition or recruitment consulting.
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Internship Commitment: Full-time, minimum 6 months.

