2025 Human Resources Placement

Join Team Hilton as an HR Intern!

We are thrilled to share this fantastic opportunity for nine high-calibre interns to join our team. These placements are ideally suited for students currently undertaking a bachelor’s or master’s degree. Whether you are looking to gain experience in Talent Acquisition, HR Consulting, or Compensation and Benefits, we have a range of placements available within our highly talented team.

From day one, our placement students are fully integrated into Team Hilton. Our placements offer vast exposure and opportunities, such as networking with senior executives, involvement in regional conferences, and, for some, international travel.

Based in our EMEA headquarters, Watford, you will be part of a cohort of 40+ interns and take part in regular connect meetings, short assignments, and feedback sessions designed to support your development. You will benefit from a subsidized restaurant, a games area, and a free in-house gym.

The Opportunities

As an EMEA HR intern, you will play an active role in our continued success. You will carry out a range of administrative/support activities, as well as have ownership of your project-based initiatives. We have placements available across three different areas of the HR team, so here’s a bit about what each team does:

Talent Acquisition (Corporate, Operations & Graduate Recruitment)

The Talent Acquisition Team supports our corporate functions and hotels with all stages of recruitment activity across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. This is a great opportunity to gain an understanding of the many processes involved in hiring for a range of different disciplines. You will support the delivery of our recruitment processes, provide management information and reports on recruitment activity as required, and gain vast exposure to recruitment systems. Additionally, you will assist with Recruitment events, such as Conferences and Assessment Centres, and gain first-hand insight into building industry-leading teams on an international scale.

HR Consulting (Corporate)

Do you want to help create an inclusive, engaging, and positive workplace environment for all Team Members in our Corporate offices across EMEA? An HR Consulting internship is a great opportunity, exposing you to all areas of HR across the business. You will support wellbeing initiatives, employee relations matters, business data analysis, day-to-day employee lifecycle processes, and help organize our office events and activities. You will also support HR Projects covering areas such as diversity, mental health, and family leave; helping to develop new programs to deliver on our Team Member Promise to create the best, most inclusive home away from home for our Team Members.

Compensation & Benefits

As a Compensation & Benefits intern at Hilton, you will gain practical experience supporting various Total Reward projects across our EMEA team. Our mission is to ensure team members are rewarded fairly and competitively, managing costs effectively. We offer a comprehensive range of benefits that extend beyond traditional insurance, encompassing diverse health and wellbeing support. Our strategic approach aims to make Hilton an employer of choice by providing competitive pay, benefits, and policies. Your role will involve:

• Supporting Hotel Compensation: Assist with annual activities and projects, including the compensation review process, salary surveys, and Total Reward Strategy.
• Data Analysis and Research: Analyse, research, and model different data sources to provide informed recommendations for process improvements.
• Presentation and Business Papers: Help with the development of presentations and papers to deliver to key regional stakeholders.
• Bonus Plans: Contribute to the implementation of company bonus plans and other compensation-related initiatives.
• Market Research and Design: Support market research and the design and implementation of new benefits.
• Creative Communication: Utilize your creativity to produce engaging communications for our team members.
• Hilton Marketplace: Manage our discount and recognition platform, liaising with providers and potential suppliers to source new offers.
• Wellbeing Initiatives: Support wellbeing initiatives by creating communications for our Care for All hub and collaborating with Thrive champions to support our corporate team members.

This internship offers a comprehensive experience, exposing you to both project work and daily activities, helping you build transferable skills for your future career.

Why Choose Us?

Embarking on our year in industry programme is a transformative journey, encompassing a structured framework of learning and development activities. Here's what you can look forward to:

• Learning and Development: Interns have access to Hilton University to enhance their skills and contribute meaningfully to ongoing projects.
• Networking: Our interns can connect with professionals across the business, paving the way for valuable relationships.
• Feedback and Growth: Regular evaluations and feedback sessions will ensure our interns receive guidance and an opportunity to continually improve.
• Cross-Exposure: Opportunity to gain insight into another function.
• Hilton Perks: Including our Go Hilton TM Travel Program, which provides you with access to heavily reduced hotel room rates for you, your family & friends.

What Are We Looking For?

• First and foremost, Hilton is a hospitality company, and we are looking for individuals with a strong sense of alignment to our culture and values.
• Must be a current Bachelor’s or Master’s student with a required 12-month year in industry placement as part of your degree.
• Must be able to start on the 7th of July 2025, to work full-time for a 12-month duration.
• Must be eligible to work in the UK. If you are a non-UK national, without EU Settled or Pre-Settled Status, then you will need to be studying at a UK university to be eligible to undertake a placement here.
• Must be fluent in English (speaking, reading, and writing).
• You should be able to demonstrate a genuine interest in Human Resources.
• Highly personable and able to demonstrate a high level of accuracy and attention to detail in your approach to work.

What is it like working for Hilton?

Hilton is one of the world's largest and fastest-growing hospitality companies, with 24 distinct brands and over 8,000 locations.

"We have recently been ranked by our employees as #1 World's Best Workplace awarded by Great Place to Work & Fortune."
Hilton Employee, Team Member

We value and celebrate our team members' diversities and individualism and foster a culture of belonging across our organization. Joining Hilton will give you the opportunity to contribute to our rich culture and give back to the community. Our Team Member Resource Groups in the UK focus on Abilities, Generations, Pride, Women’s and Ethnic representation. You can find details on our Culture page.

Selection Process

Please apply now, applications close on Sunday 3rd November 2024. We receive a volume of applications, therefore please bear with us whilst we process your application as we want to ensure that each applicant is given the consideration that they deserve.

If successful in your application, you may be invited to complete a digital one-way video interview, an online assessment, and an in-person assessment centre on Wednesday 4th December 2024. This process will allow us to learn more about you and whether this placement might be a great fit! So please do look out for our email updates, and we encourage you to complete each next step as soon as possible. The EMEA Graduate Recruitment Team will then contact you and inform you of your outcome.

Good luck, we are looking forward to meeting you!