Human Resources Intern

HR Intern

AccuWeather is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented HR Intern to join our Human Resources team at our Corporate HR in State College, Pennsylvania for the spring semester. This internship provides an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience in HR practices, policies, and procedures. The HR Intern will support daily HR operations, recruitment, employee engagement activities, and administrative functions while learning about the overall employee lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with the recruitment process, including posting job ads, screening resumes, scheduling interviews, and coordinating with candidates.
• Support onboarding and orientation for new hires.
• Maintain and update HR records, databases, and employee files.
• Assist with payroll and benefits administration as needed.
• Help organize employee engagement initiatives, training sessions, and events.
• Conduct research on HR trends, best practices, and compliance topics.
• Provide general administrative support to the HR department.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or related field.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and time management abilities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with professionalism.
• Detail-oriented, proactive, and eager to learn.

Learning Opportunities

• Exposure to the full employee lifecycle (recruitment, onboarding, training, retention).
• Hands-on experience with HR tools, systems, and compliance processes.
• Mentorship from experienced HR professionals.
• Networking opportunities within the organization.

About AccuWeather

AccuWeather, recognized and documented as the most accurate and most used source of weather forecasts and warnings in the world, has saved over 12,000 lives, prevented injury to over 100,000 people, and saved companies tens of billions of dollars through better planning and decision-making. A billion people around the world rely on AccuWeather's proven Superior Accuracy across our consumer digital platforms. AccuWeather.com is the #1 weather destination and one of the top 100 most-visited websites in the world, and our award-winning AccuWeather app delivers detailed real-time forecasts to tens of millions of smartphones. AccuWeather forecasts also appear on digital signage, in 700 newspapers, are heard on over 400 radio stations, and viewed on 100 television stations. The AccuWeather Network and AccuWeather NOW reach an audience of over 225 million on cable and streaming platforms including DirecTV, Charter Communications - Spectrum, Verizon, Samsung, Vizio, Philo, Frndly TV, Comcast's Xfinity X1 and Xfinity Stream, Roku, Xumo, Rockbot, LG, and Amazon Freevee. AccuWeather For Business serves more than half of the Fortune 500 companies and thousands of other businesses and government agencies globally. Dr. Joel Myers, Founder and Executive Chairman, established AccuWeather in 1962 and is considered the "father of modern commercial meteorology." Myers is a visionary entrepreneur and has been called "the most accurate man in weather" by The New York Times. He has been recognized in Entrepreneur Magazine's Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurs as one of the greatest entrepreneurs in American history. Myers received the American Meteorological Society's 2018 Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Advancement of Applied Meteorology and the National Weather Association's 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award, in addition to numerous other accolades.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion AccuWeather is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. AccuWeather is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to View email address on click.appcast.io and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.