2025 Human Resources Placement in Watford, United Kingdom

We are thrilled to share this fantastic opportunity for nine high-calibre interns to join our Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) Human Resources department on a 12-month placement . These placements are ideally suited to students currently undertaking a bachelor’s or master’s degree. Whether you are looking to gain experience in Talent Acquisition (Recruitment), 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 subsidised 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 having ownership of your own 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 support our corporate functions and hotels with all stages of recruitment activity across Europe, 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. As well as supporting with the delivery of our recruitment processes, you will provide management information and reports on recruitment activity as and when required and gain vast exposure to recruitment systems. You will support with Recruitment events, such as Conferences and Assessment Centres, and will gain first hand insight into what it takes to build 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? Then an HR Consulting internship is a great opportunity to do that, whilst being exposed 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 organise 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 programmes to deliver on our Team Member Promise to create the best, most inclusive home away from home for our Team Members. 

*Compensation & Benefits  *

I f numbers are your thing and you like working with data to tell the story behind it, compensation may be for you! The Compensation Team determine how we reward our employees in a way which is competitive and fair, whilst controlling costs. You will support the EMEA Compensation Team with projects including the annual salary increase process and market salary reviews/surveys by analysing, researching and modelling data. You will make recommendations on process improvements, assist in the development and delivery of communications to key stakeholders, and support with the delivery of the company bonus plans. 

As well as compensation, you’ll have the opportunity to learn about our many benefit programmes, from traditional insurances and retirement plans to our discounted travel program and wellbeing resources. You will support the EMEA team with market research, design and implementation of new benefits and the promotion and management of our existing benefits. Your work will include both projects and day-to-day activities with the opportunity to use your creative skills to produce engaging communications for our Team Members. 

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.
• Salary & Benefits: £24,000 Gross PA & private healthcare.

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.

We value and celebrate our team members diversities and individualism and foster a culture of belonging across our organisation. 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 UK focus on Abilities, Generations, Pride, Women’s and Ethnic representation. You can find details on our Culture page.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We will ensure that qualified individuals with protected disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions of the role. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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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!

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Title: 2025 Human Resources Placement

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Requisition ID: EUR015CG

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