Talent Acquisition Intern

Role Description

You'll conduct candidate screening calls to assess qualifications, motivation, and fit against job requirements.

• Schedule interviews and help coordinate interview panels across candidates, hiring managers, and team members.
• Join hiring manager discovery calls to help capture and clarify role requirements for open positions.
• Assist with formatting and maintaining job description templates and other recruiting documents.
• Help source and screen resumes, looking for strong candidate fit before calls are scheduled.
• Maintain spreadsheet trackers for candidate pipelines and recruiting metrics, helping surface trends along the way.
• Support day-to-day administrative work for the Talent Acquisition team and help draft clear, professional candidate communications.
• 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.

Qualifications

• 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.

Requirements

• 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.

Benefits

• At the heart of everything we do is a commitment to innovation and making a positive impact.
• 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, providing opportunities to collaborate across teams and gain exposure to diverse ideas, expertise, and projects.
• You’ll enjoy autonomy and responsibility, empowering you to approach your work creatively and independently.
• 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.
• Foundant is also committed to providing accommodations throughout the interview and employment process.