Internship field
Human Resources
A practical HR internship covering job analysis, recruitment, interviews, onboarding and people operations.
Week 1 — HR foundations
Understand the employee lifecycle and core HR work.
Objectives
- HR lifecycle
- Policies
- Employee experience
Tasks (3)
- 10 pts
1. Employee lifecycle
Map the journey from hiring to exit and identify HR touchpoints.
Deliverable: PDF.
- 15 pts
2. Policy review
Review five sample HR policies and explain their purpose.
Deliverable: PDF.
- 15 pts
3. HR checklist
Create a practical HR operations checklist for a small company.
Deliverable: Spreadsheet.
Week 2 — Recruitment
Build a fair and structured hiring process.
Objectives
- Job analysis
- Sourcing
- Screening
Tasks (3)
- 10 pts
1. Job analysis
Analyse a role and list responsibilities, skills and success indicators.
Deliverable: PDF.
- 15 pts
2. Job description
Write a clear, inclusive job description for the role.
Deliverable: Document.
- 20 pts
3. Screening scorecard
Create a structured candidate scorecard with weighted criteria.
Deliverable: Spreadsheet.
Week 3 — Interview and onboarding
Design candidate and new-hire experiences.
Objectives
- Interview questions
- Scoring
- Onboarding
Tasks (3)
- 20 pts
1. Interview guide
Create behavioural and role-specific interview questions with scoring guidance.
Deliverable: PDF.
- 20 pts
2. Interview evaluation
Score three fictional candidates using the same rubric and justify decisions.
Deliverable: Spreadsheet.
- 20 pts
3. Onboarding plan
Build a 14-day onboarding plan covering people, tools, training and check-ins.
Deliverable: PDF.
Week 4 — HR portfolio
Final projectCreate a complete mini HR toolkit.
Objectives
- Documentation
- People analytics
- Recommendations
Tasks (3)
- 15 pts
1. HR dashboard plan
Define five HR metrics and explain how each supports decisions.
Deliverable: PDF.
- 20 pts
2. Employee experience proposal
Recommend three improvements to a fictional company based on a short survey dataset.
Deliverable: PDF.
- 30 pts
3. Final HR portfolio
Combine recruitment, interview, onboarding and HR operations materials into one portfolio.
Deliverable: PDF or ZIP.