Tech Talent Acquisition Intern / Apprentice

Job description

You join Pigment's in-house Tech Talent Acquisition team, three people who hire for the Engineering and Product teams. The role is open as a final-year internship or an apprenticeship in Paris.

You start with sourcing, then take on more responsibility as you learn, up to running first interviews with coaching from the team. You can also take on a project: employer branding, campus relations, recruitment improvements or AI tools.

You get coaching and regular feedback from an experienced team, with growing autonomy as you build your skills.

What you'll do

• Find and engage tech talent: Learn about our Engineering and Product roles and understand hiring needs alongside recruiters and hiring managers.
• Find and engage tech talent: Identify potential candidates through LinkedIn, relevant communities, and other sourcing channels.
• Find and engage tech talent: Write personalised outreach that sparks conversations and helps candidates understand our opportunities.
• Find and engage tech talent: Build and maintain talent pools, keeping candidate information and follow-ups up to date.
• Find and engage tech talent: Track response rates and candidate progression to understand what works and refine your approach.
• Develop your recruitment and interviewing skills: Shadow recruiters and participate in hiring discussions to learn how we assess candidates.
• Develop your recruitment and interviewing skills: Review applications and help identify relevant profiles using agreed criteria.
• Develop your recruitment and interviewing skills: Depending on your interests and progress, gradually conduct initial interviews with coaching from the team.
• Develop your recruitment and interviewing skills: Help keep candidates informed and supported throughout their recruitment journey.
• Employer branding: help tell the stories of our Engineering and Product teams through employee content, social media, and tech events.
• Campus program: develop school and university relationships, coordinate student events, and help organise internship and apprenticeship recruitment campaigns.
• Recruitment improvements: test new sourcing approaches, improve candidate communication, or contribute to our referral programme.
• AI and recruitment tools: explore practical ways to support research, outreach preparation, and everyday workflows, and share what you learn with the team.

Who they're looking for

• You’re looking for a final-year internship or an apprenticeship as part of your studies.
• You are fluent in English, both written and spoken, and comfortable communicating in an international environment.
• Recruitment interests you: you enjoy meeting people, understanding their motivations, and helping them explore opportunities.
• You’re curious about tech: you want to understand what Engineering and Product teams do and the skills they need.
• You’re interested in AI: you’re keen to explore new tools and think critically about where they can be useful.
• You enjoy projects: you like turning ideas into concrete actions and following through.
• You’re a curious learner: you ask questions, welcome feedback, and take the initiative to explore unfamiliar topics.
• You work well in a team: you share ideas, communicate openly, and support the people around you.
• You’re organised, attentive to detail, and interested in using simple data to improve your work.
• Previous experience in recruitment, project coordination, or a student organisation is welcome, but no prior tech recruitment experience is required.