Human Resources Intern

About the Role

Convin is seeking a proactive, target-driven HR Talent Acquisition Intern with an engineering background and prior hands-on experience in Talent Acquisition. This role involves close collaboration with the HR Manager and hiring teams to manage recruitment execution across multiple technical and non-technical positions.

• Location: Bengaluru
• Working Model: Full-time, Work From Office (5 days a week)
• Internship Duration: 3 months
• Monthly Stipend: ₹20,000
• Joining: Immediate joiners preferred
• Open Positions: 1

The internship may be extended or converted into a full-time opportunity depending on performance, business requirements, and hiring needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Talent Sourcing and Screening

• Source relevant candidates for assigned technical and non-technical internship and full-time positions using LinkedIn Hiring and other relevant sourcing channels.

• Screen profiles against job requirements and shortlist candidates who meet the role's technical, functional, and experience criteria.

• Conduct initial candidate calls to assess fitment, communication, interest, availability, and compensation expectations.

• Clearly communicate Convin's business, the role, responsibilities, and recruitment process to prospective candidates.

• Manage 3–4 open positions simultaneously while maintaining sourcing quality and recruitment timelines.

• Interview Scheduling and Coordination

• Schedule candidate interviews with internal stakeholders using Keka ATS and ensure all interview details are communicated accurately.

• Meet daily interview scheduling targets consistently.

• Proactively coordinate with candidates and interviewers to ensure interviews happen as scheduled and participants join on time.

• Follow up on interview confirmations, rescheduling, cancellations, and no-shows to minimize delays.

• Maintain clear and timely communication with candidates throughout the recruitment process.

• Recruitment Operations and ATS Management

• Use Keka ATS daily to manage candidate pipelines, schedule interviews, track hiring progress, and maintain accurate recruitment records.

• Ensure interview feedback is submitted by interviewers on Keka ATS after every interview.

• Follow up with hiring managers and interviewers for pending feedback and hiring decisions.

• Keep candidate statuses, interview stages, and recruitment trackers updated and accurate.

• Ensure adherence to the defined recruitment process and timely closure of action items.

• Target Achievement and Hiring Execution

• Work towards defined monthly hiring and onboarding targets and daily interview scheduling targets.

• Track recruitment progress against assigned targets and proactively address bottlenecks.

• Coordinate with hiring managers to understand role requirements, priorities, and candidate evaluation criteria.

• Drive candidates through the recruitment funnel, from sourcing and screening to interview coordination, selection, offer rollout, and onboarding.

• Take ownership of assigned positions and ensure recruitment activities are completed within agreed timelines.

• Stakeholder and Candidate Management

• Build effective working relationships with hiring managers, interviewers, and candidates.

• Communicate with clarity, confidence, and professionalism.

• Handle competing priorities, last-minute changes, and recruitment challenges with a solution-oriented approach.

• Deliver a positive candidate experience through timely updates, professional communication, and consistent follow-through.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Must-Haves

• Completed a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or currently pursuing the final semester of an engineering degree.

• At least 6 months of hands-on Talent Acquisition internship experience.

• Practical experience using LinkedIn Hiring/LinkedIn Recruiter and at least one Applicant Tracking System (ATS).

• Experience hiring for both internship and full-time positions.

• Exposure to both technical and non-technical recruitment.

• Prior experience managing at least 3–4 open positions simultaneously.

• Experience working in a fast-paced startup or similarly high-ownership environment.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with clarity of thought and a structured approach.

• Confidence in speaking with candidates, explaining roles, assessing initial fitment, and managing recruitment-related calls.

• Strong follow-up, coordination, time-management, and organizational skills.

• A target-oriented mindset with a strong sense of accountability and ownership.

• Available to join immediately and commit to the full 3-month internship duration.

• Willingness to work full-time from Convin's Bengaluru office, five days a week.

• Good-to-Haves

• Experience recruiting for engineering, software development, AI/ML, data, product, or other technology roles.

• Experience hiring interns through campus recruitment, college networks, job portals, or LinkedIn.

• Familiarity with recruitment metrics such as sourcing-to-screening conversion, interview scheduling, interview attendance, offer acceptance, and joining ratios.

• Experience working with hiring managers and senior stakeholders to understand role requirements and close positions.

• Experience managing candidate pipelines, recruitment trackers, and hiring reports.

• Ability to identify process gaps, improve recruitment coordination, and suggest ways to improve hiring turnaround time.

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize multiple requirements without compromising candidate experience.

What You Will Gain

• Hands-on experience managing recruitment for technical and non-technical roles in a growing AI startup.
• Exposure to end-to-end Talent Acquisition, from sourcing and screening to selection, offer coordination, and onboarding.
• Opportunities to work directly with the HR Manager and internal hiring stakeholders.
• Practical experience using LinkedIn Hiring and Keka ATS while working with measurable recruitment targets.
• The opportunity to build strong stakeholder-management, communication, and execution skills.

Selection Process

• Round 1 – HR Fitment Check: Discussion with the HR Manager to assess prior experience, communication, role understanding, and overall fitment.
• Round 2 – IQ Assessment: Assessment of logical reasoning and problem-solving ability.
• Round 3 – Case Study / On-the-Spot Assignment: A practical recruitment assignment with the HR Manager to evaluate sourcing, screening, prioritization, communication, and execution skills.
• Final Decision and Offer: Selected candidates will receive an offer following the final evaluation.