People Operations Intern

About Smith Search Group

Smith Search Group is a locally owned staffing agency with one branch and 32 internal staff. Bullpen seating, plenty of noise, and a whiteboard of open orders.

The internship

Get hands-on HR generalist exposure: documentation, attendance tracking, engagement activities and HR analytics in Excel. Remote, open to candidates across the US. We do not have many meetings. Most updates happen in writing. Please make sure you have a quiet place to work and a solid internet connection.

Responsibilities

• Collect exit interview responses and summarise common reasons for leaving.
• Draft and update HR policies such as leave, remote work and reimbursement, for review by the HR manager.
• Organise virtual induction sessions and keep the induction deck current.
• Maintain employee records in the HRMS (Keka, Zoho People or BambooHR) and Google Sheets.
• Run online engagement activities like virtual quizzes, birthday shoutouts and town hall polls.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2027.
• Based in the US for the duration of the internship.
• Clear written English for letters, emails and policy drafts.
• Organised and comfortable with routine documentation work.
• Good command of MS Excel or Google Sheets: VLOOKUP, filters, basic pivots.
• Basic understanding of HR functions from coursework: recruitment, onboarding, payroll, labour law.
• Responsive on Slack or email during working hours.

Bonus points

• Familiarity with Canva for internal posters and announcements.
• Exposure to an HRMS like Keka, Zoho People, greytHR or BambooHR.
• Interest in HR analytics.

What you'll learn

• Using an HRMS and building HR reports in Excel.
• You will draft at least one policy that goes to the leadership team.
• How onboarding, attendance and payroll inputs connect to each other.
• Day-to-day HR generalist work at a real company, not case studies.

Duration: 12 weeks

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: $18.50 to $23.50 an hour

What we offer

• Flexible hours.
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager.
• Learning and development stipend.

Duration: 12 weeks. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Smith Search Group, LLC.