Human Resources Intern
Company Description
Eligibility Requirements: To qualify for this internship, applicants must be full-time students at an accredited college or university and currently classified as a sophomore, junior, or senior. Also, accepting recent graduates (May 2024 or later).
JOB SUMMARY
The Human Resources Intern will support projects in all areas of Human Resources within Empyrean, including Talent Acquisition, Learning and Development, Onboarding, Total Rewards (Compensation and Benefits), Employee Engagement, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and Employee Relations.
This Internship position will require a dependable individual, who is interested in a well- rounded opportunity and in learning multiple facets of Human Resources. This internship will support the HR Team during the company’s busiest hiring period of the year.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Review and Screen applicants for temporary roles in our call center for Annual Enrollment.
- Maintain and create reports on candidate submission, screening, interview and hiring metrics within the company’s ATS system (Jobvite).
- Partner with the Learning and Development team to provide training to temporary employees assigned to the Annual Enrollment call center.
- Assist with onboarding duties including new hire paperwork, background checks, assigning equipment to new hires and I-9 Verifications.
- Responsible for the accurate collection, reporting and maintenance of employment-related data in the employee management and applicant tracking systems.
- Work in the Empyrean HRIS system (possibly including report-writing).
- Participate in meetings with health and welfare brokers to build 2024 employee benefit plans.
- Assist Employee Engagement and DEI Leaders to plan and prepare for employee events and programs for roll out through the upcoming year.
- Participate in employee relations meetings including but not limited to unemployment hearings.
- Proactively take initiative by partnering with the HR team to recommend process improvements.
- Offer Innovative feedback to the team about best practices based on research and latest trends.
- Perform other tasks as assigned in support of the Human Resources team as well as participating in special projects as required.
REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
- High attention to detail and the ability to coordinate multiple tasks simultaneously
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND/OR EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
- Student working towards a Bachelor or Master of Science in Human Resource Management or related field.
- Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or greater.
Disclaimer: Managers have the right to assign or redesign the responsibilities of the above mentioned job description without notice and at any time
Other details
- Pay Type Hourly
- Employment Indicator Other
- Houston Headquarters, 2103 CityWest Blvd, Houston, Texas, United States of America