Recruitment Intern

About Mid-South Staffing:

Clients are mostly local manufacturers, food plants and warehouses. Small enough to fill an order on a Sunday night when a client calls. We started in 2016 and have grown to about 31 people.

The internship:

Mid-South Staffing is hiring a talent acquisition intern to source candidates, screen resumes and schedule interviews. You will work with the Recruiting Team on open roles across tech and business. Remote position. Most of the team is in New York City, but nobody is required to come in. We use Slack, Notion and Google Meet. Cameras on for team calls.

Day to day:

• Help plan virtual campus hiring drives with college placement cells
• 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
• Write and post job descriptions on job boards and the careers page
• Schedule interviews across time zones in Google Calendar and keep candidates informed
• Collect interview feedback from panel members and chase missing scorecards
• Maintain a talent pool of strong runner-up candidates for future roles
• Send rejection and next-step emails using approved templates

Who can apply:

• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2026 or 2027
• Available 30 to 40 hours a week for 3 to 6 months
• Basic understanding of job roles in tech, sales and operations, or willingness to learn quickly
• Comfortable with Google Sheets and Google Calendar
• Reliable internet for video interviews
• Fluent spoken English and confident on the phone
• Laptop, headset and a quiet space for calls

What you'll learn:

• Certificate, LinkedIn recommendation and a pre-placement interview for top performers
• Working knowledge of an ATS used by growing companies
• Sourcing techniques including Boolean search and passive candidate outreach
• How to run a structured phone screen

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: $20.00 to $25.50 an hour

Perks:

• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager
• Flexible hours
• Company laptop
• Home office setup stipend
• Learning and development stipend

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Mid-South Staffing.