Talent Acquisition Intern

Talent Acquisition Intern at Workiva

The Talent Acquisition Intern will have a special focus on early career talent development. This internship offers the opportunity to learn about recruitment initiatives and to contribute to projects and research related to talent trends and process optimization.

What You'll Do

• Leverage sourcing and recruitment tools to learn how to identify and recruit top talent.
• Partner with recruiters to learn how to review resumes and credentials for appropriateness of skills, experience, and knowledge in relation to position requirements.
• Create and foster relationships with colleges and diverse professional organizations to attract and engage students, alumni, and diversity candidates.
• Partner to continue to enhance our Early Career and Internship programs through various project and research-based work.
• Manage and coordinate communication with candidates and team members.

What You'll Need

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be currently enrolled in a degree-seeking program, preferably in Business, Human Resource Management, Psychology, or related program.

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Self-motivated with strong propensity for action, results and continuous improvement.
• The ability to work successfully in a high-energy, fast-paced, rapidly changing environment is necessary.
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to multi-task and manage multiple processes, programs, and procedures simultaneously while working under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately.
• Experience dealing with confidential and sensitive information, a plus.

Travel Requirements And Working Conditions

• Minimum travel.
• Reliable internet access for any period of time working remotely, not in a Workiva office.

Sponsorship Requirements

Must be authorized to work in the United States and not require sponsorship now or in the future.

When can you expect to hear back?

Workiva is committed to attending all career fairs and recruitment events before closing our positions. This position might be open without updates for a few weeks to give time to connect with all potential candidates before wrapping up the recruitment season. Check out our tentative timeline below to see when you can expect to hear from us!

• All postings close: February 20, 2026
• Interviews: Early to mid March
• Offers: Mid - late March

2026 Start Dates

This position has opportunities to start in the Summer. Please see our start date below and let us know your availability.

• Summer 2026 Internships: Monday, May 18, 2026 (40/hours per week max)

How You’ll Be Rewarded

• Salary range in the US: $21.00 - $21.00
• 401(k) participation and match
• Paid sick leave
• A unique opportunity to further your learning experience through additional internship seasons

Employment decisions are made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other protected characteristic.

Workiva is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. To request assistance with the application process, please email earlycareer@workiva.com.

Workiva employees are required to undergo comprehensive security and privacy training tailored to their roles, ensuring adherence to company policies and regulatory standards.

Workiva supports employees in working where they work best - either from an office or remotely from any location within their country of employment.

Key skills/competency

• Talent Sourcing
• Recruitment Strategy
• Candidate Management
• Program Development
• Relationship Building
• Communication Skills
• Organizational Skills
• HR Principles
• Research & Analysis
• Confidentiality