HR Intern

Instawork is on a mission to create meaningful economic opportunities for skilled hourly professionals in communities around the globe. Our AI-powered labor marketplace helps local businesses scale, and enables global technology companies to push the frontiers of robotics and AI. Backed by world-class investors like Benchmark, Spark Capital, Craft Ventures, Greylock, Y Combinator, and others, we’re looking for exceptional talent to reimagine the way the world works.

• Location: Koramangala, Bangalore
• Working Days: 6 days/week, 1 rotational weekly off
• Shift Timings: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM (Standard office hours)
• Experience: Fresher (0–1 year)
• Contract Duration: 3 Months

About the Role

We are looking for a highly motivated and highly organized Talent Acquisition Intern to join our team at Instawork. In this role, you will get hands-on experience working on end-to-end recruitment, serving as the critical bridge between our hiring teams and prospective candidates.

If you enjoy speaking with people, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and want to build a strong foundation in human resources and talent acquisition, this opportunity is a great starting point.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage End-to-End Recruitment: Support the full recruitment lifecycle for various open positions.
• High-Volume Outreach: Source, screen, and make 100–150 outbound calls daily to prospective candidates.
• Interview Coordination: Take ownership of lining up and scheduling interviews between candidates and internal hiring teams.
• Candidate Communication: Manage ongoing follow-ups, gather feedback, and ensure a smooth and positive candidate experience throughout the hiring journey.
• Data Management: Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of calls, candidate statuses, and interview schedules.

Requirements

• Excellent verbal communication skills with a confident and professional phone presence.
• Strong organizational skills, multitasking abilities, and exceptional attention to detail (crucial for interview coordination).
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-volume calling environment.
• Prior experience in HR, recruitment, or customer-facing roles is preferred but not mandatory.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base Stipend: ₹20,000 per month

• Food Allowance: ₹200 per day

• Perks & Benefits:

Collaborative team culture and vibrant office environment.

Hands-on exposure to full-cycle talent acquisition and HR operations.

Strong career growth opportunities by learning the core mechanics of tech and business hiring.

Our Values

• Empathy, Trust & Candor

We put ourselves in the shoes of our colleagues and customers and don’t shy away from uncomfortable conversations, instead building trust through honest and direct feedback.

• Bias for Action

We practice high-velocity decision-making, clear-eyed that we often operate with incomplete information. Growing quickly means it’s OK to be wrong, so long as we learn from our mistakes and course correct!

• Always Be Learning

We’re a curious bunch, and with AI transforming our workplace we encourage everyone to learn from each other, compounding our knowledge and experience to help us change an entire industry.

• Act Like an Owner

We work long, hard, and smart, building products that delight our users and drive growth. Your ability to impact Instawork is limited only by your courage and conviction, not your job description.

About Instawork

Founded in 2015, Instawork is the nation’s leading online labor marketplace for food services, hospitality, light industry, and logistics, connecting more than 7M skilled workers with local restaurants, hotels, warehouses, stadiums, and more. Our AI-powered platform serves thousands of businesses across more than 50 major markets in the United States and Canada. We're not just helping fill shifts, we're supporting local economies—and we're just getting started!

Instawork has been featured by CBS News, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and the Associated Press. Forbes included us on their Next Billion Dollar Startups list; RetailTech Breakthrough named us Workforce Hiring Solution of the Year for 2025; and Inc. 5000 recognized us as one of the country's top 10% fastest-growing companies two years in a row. But what matters most is our impact. We're solving real problems for real people, and we’re doing it at scale.

Join our team to help us build something that matters! We’re looking for superstars who want to help us shape the future of work. With hubs in San Francisco, Bangalore, and Chicago, city offices in New York, Phoenix, and Singapore, we're back to working together in-person five days a week because we believe the best ideas happen when great people collaborate face-to-face. We also value diverse perspectives and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds.

Ready to make an impact? Learn more at www.instawork.com/about.