Recruitment Intern

Apprentices train through a four-year program with classroom nights and on-the-job hours. Building automation and controls teams support hundreds of commercial clients. We started in 1994 and have grown to about 390 people. Tools are provided, though most techs bring their own hand tools.

Overview:

This internship involves daily phone calls with candidates. Please apply only if you are comfortable speaking with professionals you have never met. The internship is fully remote. Interns join our Ontario team on daily calls and get a named mentor. Our standups are at 9:00 AM Pacific. We use Slack, Notion and Google Meet. Cameras on for team calls.

What you'll do:

• Source candidates on LinkedIn, Indeed and local job portals for open roles
• Conduct 10 to 15 minute phone screens to check notice period, salary expectations and basic fit
• Send rejection and next-step emails using approved templates
• Help plan virtual campus hiring drives with college placement cells
• Maintain a talent pool of strong runner-up candidates for future roles
• Collect interview feedback from panel members and chase missing scorecards
• Build Boolean search strings for hard-to-fill technical roles

What we're looking for:

• Based in Canada for the duration of the internship
• Available for the full internship period
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating between December 2027 and June 2028
• Fluent spoken English and confident on the phone
• Laptop, headset and a quiet space for calls
• Pursuing an MBA or PGDM in HR, or any bachelor's degree, graduating in between December 2027 and June 2028
• Reliable internet for video interviews
• Basic understanding of job roles in tech, sales and operations, or willingness to learn quickly

What you get out of it:

• You will close a few hires from first contact to offer, with the recruiter's support
• Full-cycle recruiting from job description to offer
• How to run a structured phone screen
• Working knowledge of an ATS used by growing companies

Duration: 10-12 weeks

Start date: June 2027

Stipend: $20.50-$23.00 an hour

Perks:

• Intern events and speaker sessions (virtual)
• Paid company holidays
• Paid sick time
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager
• Final presentation to leadership
• Company laptop

Please include a short note on why this role interests you.

Duration: 10-12 weeks. Start: June 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Schmidt & Sons Electrical Contractors.