Talent Acquisition Intern (Summer 2027)

What you'd do

• Assist recruiters with sourcing candidates for technical and corporate positions using job boards, professional networks, the Dev Talent Network, and other research tools.
• Learn basic sourcing and search techniques and how to identify potential candidates based on the skills and experience required for a position.
• Research available market talent and help build talent pipelines for difficult-to-fill and frequently needed roles.
• Review resumes and candidate profiles and help develop pre-screening questions to assess qualifications for specific roles.
• Attend selected corporate-level meetings and learning sessions to gain exposure to areas such as business development, finance, project management, and federal contracting.
• Assist with college recruiting activities and future summer internship planning.
• Explore practical ways AI and other technology can support candidate research, sourcing, data analysis, and recruiting productivity.
• Observe recruiter and hiring-manager strategy meetings to learn how business and project needs translate into recruiting requirements.
• Maintain accurate and complete candidate records in the applicant tracking system (ATS), with a strong emphasis on data quality and attention to detail.
• Use Excel, the ATS, and other tools to organize recruiting information, pull basic reports, and help identify useful trends or insights.

What they want

• Genuine interest in talent acquisition and a desire to learn how to become an effective recruiter and talent identifier.
• Curiosity about how a company operates and how customers, projects, technology, and business needs influence hiring.
• Interest in using data, technology, databases, and research to make recruiting more effective.
• Strong attention to detail and an appreciation for accurate, well-maintained information.
• Natural curiosity and research skills - you enjoy digging into information, making connections, and finding what you are looking for.
• Analytical mindset and interest in learning how to turn recruiting information into useful insights.
• Comfort learning new systems, databases, technology, and research tools.
• Ability to be proactive, dependable, ask thoughtful questions, accept feedback, and follow tasks through to completion.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and an interest in developing candidate relationship and interviewing skills.

About Dev Technology Group · Talent Acquisition

Dev Technology Group, Inc. is seeking a talented rising Junior or Senior for our Summer Internship Program. The intern will be based out of our headquarters in Reston, Virginia, and must be able to commute to the office a minimum of two days each week. We do not provide summer internship housing. The Talent Team Intern will gain hands-on experience in talent acquisition while learning how recruiting supports Dev Technology's business, projects, customers, and growth.