Here at Rakuten Kobo Inc. we offer a casual working start-up environment and a group of friendly and talented individuals. Our employees rank us highly in terms of commitment to work/life balance. We realize that for our people to be innovative, creative and passionate they need to feel valued and supported.

If you’re looking for a company that inspires passion, personal, and professional growth – join Kobo and come help us make reading lives better.

The Role:

Rakuten Kobo Inc. is looking for a Recruitment Intern to join our Global Recruitment team! Reporting to the Manager, Global Recruitment, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to a broad range of recruitment projects and initiatives, supporting business units across the globe.

The Recruitment Intern will receive well-rounded exposure to numerous areas of recruiting, including process mapping, reporting, employer branding, and diversity & inclusion. Additionally, you will learn how Talent Acquisition supports the overall organization and gain insights into working in a Human Resources role in a fast paced, growing technology company.

In order to be considered for this opportunity, you must be available to work full time for a period of one year. 

This opportunity is open to people who are early in their career or looking to make a career pivot. We welcome applications from recent graduates, career switchers, and bootcamp grads!

What you’ll be doing:

Recruitment Coordination

• Work with our recruiters to schedule candidate interviews with hiring teams
• Track candidate feedback in Workday
• Liaise with recruitment affiliates to ensure postings are up to date on partner job boards

Administration

• Draft offer letters for full time and student hires
• Help facilitate employee and contractor onboarding
• Reporting and tracking KPI’s for the recruitment team
• Assist Early Careers Program Lead with funding applications to colleges and universities

Recruitment Operations

• Maintain job requisitions in Workday to ensure they are kept up to date
• Own the integration of new tools to help streamline hiring process
• Create, maintain, and update recruitment process documentation

The Skillset:

Required:

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)
• High level of ethical integrity in relation to confidential information
• Comfortable communicating in a professional manner across all levels of the organization
• High attention to detail and follow strict data integrity practices
• Ability to be flexible and take on ad hoc responsibilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to prioritize tasks and handle numerous assignments simultaneously

• Takes initiative, can work without supervision and begin tasks independently
• Highly organized and detail oriented

Nice to have:

• Familiarity of applicant tracking and CRM systems (e.g. Workday, Beamery)
• Knowledge of recruiting tools such as LinkedIn, Indeed, and Glassdoor
• Relevant prior internship experience 

The Perks: