Recruiting Intern

Do you want to work on complex and pressing challenges—the kind that bring together curious, ambitious, and determined leaders who strive to become better every day? If this sounds like you, you’ve come to the right place.

Your Impact

You will work closely with seasoned Orphoz recruiters, gaining valuable experience from day one on the full 360 recruitment approach at McKinsey. From crafting sourcing strategies to cultivating candidates, their selection and evaluation you'll gain insights on identifying top talent for the firm.

You will engage in a wide array of recruiting topics and lead your own projects from the get-go. This includes managing events, executing marketing activities, direct sourcing via external platforms, managing recruiting systems, candidate screening and coaching.

You’ll have the opportunity to gain new skills and build on existing strengths. Our interns enjoy exceptional training as well as ongoing coaching and mentoring, both from the recruiting team and business stakeholders.

Your Growth

You’ll be part of our Orphoz recruiting team, co-located with other recruiters in one of our locations in Europe – Lisbon, London, Berlin or Amsterdam. Our vibrant team of recruiters across the region are spearheading the expansion of McKinsey's rapidly growing division, within Delivery Assurance. Operating in the Private Sector, Orphoz helps organisations execute complex and large-scale transformational change. We recruit a diverse team of management consultants from industry and consulting backgrounds to coach and empower clients through longtail transformation.

This is a 6-month internship opportunity, starting at the earliest available onboarding date.

Your qualifications and skills

• University degree; degree in a human resources-related discipline is an advantage
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications
• Excellent administrative and organizational skills with a knack for multitasking
• Ideally, previous experience in HR or recruiting through internships
• Strong customer service focus
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment and work independently when needed
• Proven maturity and professionalism
• Keen attention to detail; methodical and organized
• Ability to communicate effectively – both verbally and in writing in English; fluency in German, Spanish or Portuguese preferred, any other European languages advantageous

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