Placement Student – Talent Acquisition

Location: London

*Suitable candidates must be in the 2nd year of an Undergraduate Degree and be looking to start a 12-month placement in the summer of 2025*

The Opportunity:

If you are an ambitious performance-driven individual who is looking for an exciting intern opportunity that will provide you hands-on experience and the opportunity to work in an established Recruitment Company, this could be the placement for you!

We are looking for a talented individual to join our intern programme in 2025 for our Talent Acquisition team. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a national role that covers the UK&I and support in the coordination of a well-established Talent Acquisition Team. This is a national role, but we are ideally looking for a preferred location of London or Midlands.

About Hays:

At Hays, we believe in being long-term partners with our people as well as our customers. Together, we will work for your tomorrow, and the possibilities are endless.

With over 50 years of business success, we have built a reputation as the world leader in specialist recruitment and workforce solutions. But joining Hays isn’t just about being part of a global business leader; together with over 12,000 people across 32 countries, you’ll be making a difference in the world of work.

What should I expect day to day?

Our award-winning intern programme will give you a unique insight into the world of work and hands-on experience of life in business. Our 12-month internship will see you supporting a national UK&I team, working on attraction projects, rolling out nationwide social media strategies to attract the best talent, providing analysis of our hiring process to be presented at board level. If offers opportunities to work on exciting DE&I projects, supporting the wider TA team in the selection process, supporting the head of TA with the upcoming years intern programme, and working closely with marketing to provide ideas for the best way to attract talent. You will join an extensive intern programme with many other interns in the same shoes as you!

As a result, you’ll be equipped with the skills you’ll need to succeed once you finish university. A number of our interns return to Hays after completing their studies to take advantage of our graduate roles and start back off where they left to take their career to new heights!

What you’ll need to succeed:

• Determination, drive, ambition, energy, be hardworking and ambitious.

• An interest in working in People & Culture.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Able to build rapport quickly.

• Self-motivated and enthusiastic.

• Relationship focused with the confidence to build strong networks.

• Collaborative in spirit with a growth mindset to develop new skills.

• Resilient with an innovative approach to work.

What you will get in return:

• A culture built on rewarding success and opportunities for rapid career progression.

• Access to the best technology in the industry and renowned training programs.

• Flexible hybrid working patterns.

• Incentives and rewards to recognise performance both locally, regionally and nationally.

• Broad range of employee wellbeing initiatives and benefits

• Referral bonus scheme.

• Support networks and communities within Hays.

• Paid charity day and collaboration with charity partners.

Life at Hays presents the opportunity for growth, varied career paths, exciting challenges and a culture of inclusion that celebrates diversity. As a committed Disability Confident employer, if you’re thinking of a new tomorrow for your career, whatever your background, let’s work together to create it!

At Hays, we share a passion for creating a culture of opportunities for our people to flourish and succeed, whatever your background. We know that diversity of perspective and an inclusive approach, which encourages those experiences and views to be heard, is great for business and therefore your career.