Recruiting Intern

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:

This internship involves daily phone calls with candidates. Please apply only if you are comfortable speaking with professionals you have never met. You can work from home anywhere in the US. We have no office requirement. Hours are flexible, with one short team call each morning. We talk mostly in Slack and hop on quick calls when something needs discussing.

Day to day:

• Build Boolean search strings for hard-to-fill technical roles
• Conduct 10 to 15 minute phone screens to check notice period, salary expectations and basic fit
• Collect interview feedback from panel members and chase missing scorecards
• Send rejection and next-step emails using approved templates
• Help plan virtual campus hiring drives with college placement cells
• Schedule interviews across time zones in Google Calendar and keep candidates informed
• Update candidate status in the ATS (Zoho Recruit, Greenhouse or Lever) after every touchpoint

Who can apply:

• Based in the US for the duration of the internship
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2028
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply
• Basic understanding of job roles in tech, sales and operations, or willingness to learn quickly
• Must respond to candidates within one working day
• Laptop, headset and a quiet space for calls
• Organised enough to manage 30 or more candidates at different stages
• Available 30 to 40 hours a week for 3 to 6 months
• Discreet with candidate data and salary information

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Jan 2027

Stipend: $19.00 - $21.50 per hour

Perks:

• Company laptop
• Flexible hours
• Paid sick time
• Return offer opportunities
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager
• Home office setup stipend

Duration: 6 months. Start: Jan 2027.

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