Talent Acquisition Fellowship (Career Restart Program)

Most hiring processes ask "what have you done?"

We are asking "what can you do?"

We are opening a paid fellowship for people who want to restart their careers after a break or transition into Talent Acquisition. This is designed for smart, structured, people-oriented individuals who may not have traditional recruitment experience but have the raw ingredients to build a serious career in hiring.

The fellowship will give hands-on exposure to sourcing, candidate conversations, interview coordination, talent research, hiring dashboards, stakeholder communication, and recruiting operations. Based on performance, fellows may be considered for a full-time role in the TA team.

Who This Is For

• Career returners - People returning to work after a career break for caregiving, relocation, health, family business, personalreasons, or any other life stage.
• Career switchers - Professionals who want to switch into Talent Acquisition from sales, customer success, teaching, operations, counselling, admin, program management, HR ops, or research roles.
• Early HR professionals who want to build depth in hiring instead of staying in generic HR execution.
• People who enjoy structured problem-solving, research, communication, follow-ups, and understanding what makes someone successful in a role.

WHAT THE FELLOWSHIP LOOKS LIKE

This is not an observe-and-report role. From Week 2, you will be doing real work on live roles — sourcing candidates, writing outreach, having screening conversations, coordinating interviews, and updating stakeholders.

By Month 3, you will be managing end to end hiring projects.

WHAT YOU WILL OWN

• Sourcing and Research: Build candidate lists using LinkedIn, job boards, referrals, communities, and market mapping. Understand role requirements and identify relevant profiles.
• Candidate Communication: Conduct initial conversations where appropriate; understand motivation, role fit, notice period, compensation expectations, and constraints.
• Stakeholder Management: Share structured weekly updates on pipeline, blockers, candidate quality, and next actions.
• Hiring Operations: Maintain trackers, update stages, document next steps, and keep candidate/hiring manager communication clean.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Strong written and verbal communication.
• High ownership and follow-through; you do not need ten reminders to close the loop.
• Curiosity to understand roles, businesses, candidates, and talent markets.
• Comfort with structured follow-ups, rejection, ambiguity, and changing priorities.
• Ability to maintain clean notes, trackers, and status updates.
• Coachability — you can take feedback, apply it, and improve quickly.
• Professional maturity and confidentiality while handling candidate and company information.

WHAT YOU DO NOT NEED

• Prior recruitment experience is not mandatory.
• A perfect career path is not required.
• A specific degree or college brand is not required.
• A career break will not be treated as a negative signal. We will assess current readiness and potential.

CONVERSION PATH

Fellows who show strong ownership, judgment, and communication will be considered for a full-time role in the TA team.