Human Resources Intern

Duration: 3-6 months
Stipend: 12000 per month
Location: Ulsoor, Bangalore
Mode: Work from Office
Working days: 6 days a week
About Good Monk
Good Monk is a fast-growing nutrition-focused startup on a mission to make everyday nutrition simple, accessible, and effective for Indian families. Through science-backed products and purpose-driven storytelling, we aim to bridge the nutrition gap in daily diets while making nutrition easier for consumers.
About the Role
We are looking for a proactive and people-oriented HR Intern to join our team and gain hands-on exposure across the complete employee lifecycle.
This role will have a strong focus on recruitment, HR operations, employee engagement, and employee lifecycle management. The intern will work closely with the HR team and business stakeholders and will get practical exposure to how HR operates in a fast-paced startup environment.
The ideal candidate should be organized, energetic, comfortable communicating with people, and willing to take ownership of tasks from start to finish.
Key Responsibilities
1. Recruitment & Talent Acquisition
Support the HR team in managing the end-to-end recruitment process across various functions.
Understand hiring requirements and assist in preparing and posting job descriptions across relevant platforms.
Source and identify potential candidates through LinkedIn, job portals, employee referrals, and other channels.
Screen resumes and conduct initial candidate discussions as required.
Coordinate interview schedules between candidates and hiring managers.
Maintain candidate trackers and ensure timely follow-ups throughout the recruitment process.
Support offer rollout, candidate documentation, and pre-joining coordination.
Maintain a positive candidate experience throughout the hiring process.
2. Employee Onboarding & Lifecycle Management
Support the end-to-end employee onboarding process, including documentation, joining formalities, induction, and coordination with relevant teams.
Ensure employee records and HR documentation are maintained accurately.
Assist in employee transfers, role changes, confirmations, and other employee lifecycle activities.
Coordinate exit formalities, including exit documentation, asset clearance, and other HR requirements.
Maintain employee records and trackers throughout the employee lifecycle.
Support HR in ensuring a smooth employee experience from joining to exit.
3. HR Operations & Administration
Assist with day-to-day HR operations, including attendance, leave, employee records, and HR documentation.
Support the HR team in maintaining and updating HR trackers and databases.
Assist with monthly attendance and payroll-related data preparation.
Coordinate with employees to resolve routine HR and attendance-related queries.
Support documentation related to employee policies, letters, forms, and other HR processes.
Assist in maintaining accurate and up-to-date employee information.
4. Employee Engagement & Culture
Support the planning and execution of employee engagement activities, team events, celebrations, and internal initiatives.
Coordinate logistics and communication for employee engagement programs.
Assist in organizing festive celebrations, team outings, Fun Fridays, recognition activities, and other workplace initiatives.
Contribute ideas to improve employee engagement and strengthen the organization's culture.
Help create a positive and collaborative workplace experience for employees.
5. HR Communication & Employee Support
Act as a point of coordination for routine employee queries and direct them to the appropriate HR/management stakeholders.
Assist in drafting and sharing internal HR communications, announcements, reminders, and engagement updates.
Maintain confidentiality while handling employee information and HR-related matters.
Build positive relationships with employees and support the HR team in addressing employee requirements.
6. HR Projects & Process Improvement
Support the HR team in ongoing HR projects and initiatives.
Assist in developing and improving HR processes, trackers, templates, and documentation.
Participate in HR audits, employee data checks, and other process improvement activities.
Take ownership of assigned HR projects and ensure timely completion.
What We’re Looking For
Bachelor's/Master's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field.
Freshers or candidates with 0–1 year of HR/recruitment internship experience can apply.
Strong interest in HR, recruitment, employee engagement, and people operations.
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Strong organizational and follow-up skills.
Comfortable interacting with candidates and employees at different levels.
Good working knowledge of MS Excel/Google Sheets and basic HR tools.
Ability to multitask and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
High level of ownership, attention to detail, and willingness to learn.
Positive, proactive, and approachable attitude.
What You’ll Learn
This role will provide hands-on exposure to:
End-to-end recruitment and talent acquisition
Candidate sourcing and screening
Interview coordination and hiring processes
Employee onboarding and exit management
HR operations and documentation
Attendance and payroll support
Employee engagement and workplace culture
HR policies and processes
Employee lifecycle management
HR reporting, tracking, and process improvement
Why Join Good Monk?
At Good Monk, you will get an opportunity to work closely with the HR team in a fast-paced startup environment, take ownership of real HR responsibilities, interact with employees and candidates, and gain practical exposure across multiple areas of HR rather than being limited to a single function.
If you are someone who enjoys working with people, loves organizing things, and wants to build a strong foundation in HR, we would love to have you on Team Good Monk!

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