HR interns are entry-level employees in the HR department, typically recent college graduates. They learn how the department works and gain experience to progress to higher-level positions. They start with administrative tasks and shadow HR officers or managers to increase their skills and knowledge. They cultivate positive professional relationships, attend meetings, and offer suggestions. They participate in interviews, plan orientations, and give presentations.
A Human Resources (HR) intern is an individual in an entry-level position in a human resources (HR) department, typically after recently graduating from college. HR interns can have a bachelor’s or master’s degree, depending on the organization they will be working for and their career goals. The goal of working as a human resources intern is to learn how the entire department works, gain valuable experience, and eventually progress to a more permanent, higher-level position. He or she can provide assistance as needed throughout the department, typically doing anything from performing administrative tasks to interview sessions, meetings or orientation sessions.
Chances are, when a human resources trainee is first hired, he or she still has a lot to learn and is initially paying close attention. Many will start with an administrative type of role, which may include answering phones in the department or performing other support tasks as needed. He or she also often shadows a human resources officer or manager to learn how their work is done and begin to increase their skills and knowledge. After this introductory period, job responsibilities and duties may increase.
Often, an HR intern will need to start by cultivating positive professional relationships with the other employees of a company. This helps ensure that employees come to you with problems or questions. The human resources intern may also be responsible for attending departmental meetings, initially to learn what is discussed, and eventually to attend meetings and offer practical suggestions. For example, if several employees come to the HR intern with a similar issue, it might be your responsibility to discuss this ongoing issue in a meeting and come up with ideas on how to resolve it.
There are some other tasks that a human resources intern can participate in. Although they cannot conduct interviews, the intern can participate in an interview to learn how it is done. If a company hires groups of new employees all at once, the human resources intern may be responsible for planning an orientation or running special educational sessions. He or she may also be instructed to give presentations to existing employees about new company policies, benefit changes, or anything else that needs to be shared.
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