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Human Resources Intern

  • Nextern
  • Cartago, Costa Rica
  • CRC 3,000,000 – CRC 4,200,000

INTERNSHIP SCOPE

We're looking for an HR Intern to support our Human Resources team across a broad and hands-on scope: recruitment, onboarding, internal/external communications, employer branding, and people analytics. This is an excellent opportunity to build well-rounded HR experience within a regulated manufacturing environment, working across both operational and administrative employee populations.

EXPOSURE TO THE FOLLOWING RESPONSIBILITIES

Recruitment & Onboarding

  • Support candidate sourcing, screening coordination, and interview scheduling
  • Help prepare and update job descriptions and recruitment marketing content
  • Assist in coordinating the onboarding process for new hires, including materials and welcome communications
  • Support employer branding initiatives to strengthen talent attraction

Communications & Social Media

  • Draft and coordinate internal communications (email, Teams, boards) for operational and administrative staff, in both Spanish and English
  • Maintain consistency in tone, branding, and messaging across channels
  • Assist with internal engagement initiatives and HR event coordination

People Analytics

  • Support headcount, turnover, and attrition tracking using Excel
  • Help maintain HR data trackers
  • Assist with basic analysis for pulse surveys and other internal data collection efforts
  • Support reporting requests from the HR team

Administrative Assistant

  • Organize and maintain HR files, records, and documentation (physical and digital)
  • Schedule meetings, interviews, and coordinate calendars for the HR team
  • Prepare correspondence, forms, and routine reports
  • Support day-to-day office and administrative needs of the HR department
  • Assist with data entry and upkeep of employee records in HR systems

Requirements

  • Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Communications, Business Administration, or related field
  • Intermediate-advanced English level
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (formulas, basic data organization) and Microsoft Office generally
  • Comfortable using social media platforms (especially LinkedIn) for professional/branding purposes
  • Interest in a generalist HR career path spanning recruitment, communications, analytics, and administration

Benefits

Interns will receive a subsidy package to support expenses such as transportantion, meals, equipment among others.

Skills

  • Recruitment Coordination
  • Onboarding
  • Internal Communications
  • Employer Branding
  • People Analytics
  • Excel
  • Bilingual (Spanish/English)

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