Final-year Internship - HR & Skills Transformation Consultant

ParisPublished on 28 October 2026

You help the HR departments of large companies develop their jobs, skills and HR tools, and you assess how AI is changing the way people work.

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Job description

You join Wavestone’s Sustainability Business Unit in Paris. It supports large organizations in their sustainable, human and organizational transformations, including HR transformation.

You work on projects about jobs and skills, workforce planning, HR information systems, HR data and the impact of AI. You analyze processes, prepare workshops and propose solutions, supported by a tutor and a manager.

This final-year internship is for students in their last year of study, and it can lead to a job.

What you'll do

Analyze HR processes, pain points and transformation needs
Map an organization’s jobs, roles and skills
Contribute to workforce planning and future skills planning
Design training, upskilling or reskilling programs
Take part in HRIS, HR data or process automation projects
Identify and prioritize Data and AI use cases for HR functions
Analyze the impact of AI on jobs, organization and employee experience
Prepare and run workshops with HR departments, business teams, Data and IT
Contribute to internal work and to the HR community’s monitoring of trends

Who they're looking for

Hard skills: Good understanding of the main HR processes and issues
Hard skills: Interest in HRIS, HR data, skills and organization
Hard skills: Ability to analyze a process and write up functional requirements
Hard skills: Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
Hard skills: Understanding of how AI is used in HR and its human, organizational or regulatory impact is appreciated
Soft skills: Intellectual curiosity and eagerness to learn
Soft skills: Team spirit and enjoyment of collaborative work
Soft skills: Ability to analyze, summarize and structure
Soft skills: Independence, rigor and sense of responsibility
Soft skills: Ease in written and oral communication
Final-year student at a top engineering or business school (engineering degree, Grande École program)
Motivation to discover consulting and client environments
Interest in organizational transformation issues
Specialization or strong interest in HR, information systems, Data or transformation
First foundations gained through courses, academic projects, student associations or internships
French: fluent level required for this role
English: good professional level, written and spoken, required for this role

Prepare your interview

Learn what Wavestone does, the sector it works in and the projects on its website.
Go through each task listed here and work out why the team needs it done.
Prepare a real example for each task, then tie it back to what the company does.

See the full method and a sample answer (in French)

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