Talent Acquisition Intern - Summer 2025
Company Overview
Kairos Power is a new nuclear energy technology and engineering company whose mission is to enable the world’s transition to clean energy, with the ultimate goal to dramatically improve people’s quality of life while protecting the environment. This goal will be accomplished through the commercialization of the fluoride-salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor (FHR) that can be deployed with robust safety, affordable costs, and flexible operation to accommodate the expansion of variable renewables.
Job Summary
Kairos Power is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Talent Acquisition Intern to join our Talent and Organization Development team. As a Talent Acquisition Intern, you will support the recruitment process, help enhance the candidate experience, and contribute to attracting top talent to our organization. This is an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a dynamic and fast-paced environment while working on meaningful projects that impact the company’s mission.
Responsibilities
- Assist in identifying potential candidates through online platforms, job boards, and databases
- Create and execute Boolean search strings to identify passive candidates for hard-to-fill roles
- Schedule interviews and manage candidate communications
- Coordinate travel arrangements for candidates (if applicable)
- Support onboarding initiatives and ensure all documentation is completed accurately
- Post and maintain job descriptions on multiple platforms
- Assist in managing the company’s careers page and social media recruitment efforts
- Help enhance Kairos Power’s employer brand through targeted campaigns and initiatives
- Track and update recruitment metrics, such as time-to-fill, candidate pipeline health, and sourcing effectiveness
- Generate reports to provide insights into the effectiveness of recruitment strategies
- Maintain accurate candidate records in the Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
- Review CRM prospects and classify them into functional prospect pools
- Assist with compliance requirements, ensuring data privacy and legal standards are upheld
- Participate in talent acquisition initiatives, such as university recruitment, diversity hiring, or process improvement projects
- Contribute to the planning and execution of recruitment events (career fairs, info sessions, etc.)
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Currently pursuing a degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field
- Passion for recruitment and an interest in the clean energy or technology industry
- Strong organizational skills with attention to detail
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); experience with ATS tools is a plus
- Ability to handle confidential information with professionalism
- Self-starter with a proactive approach to problem-solving and learning
- Ability to work with highly collaborative team
- Ability to solve problems quickly and efficiently
- Ability to proactively collect, manage and transfer knowledge
Physical Conditions
- Remaining in a stationary position, often standing, or sitting for prolonged periods
- Communicating with others to exchange information
Environmental Conditions
- General office environment
- High-concentration, demanding and fast-paced
Safety and PPE
- Reading and interpreting hazardous warning signs
- Reporting issues with equipment or unsafe conditions
- Wearing proper PPE, to include face mask, face shields, gloves, safety shoes
The hourly pay for this position is $25 for employees working onsite at our Alameda, CA headquarters. The range provided in this job posting represents the typical range or starting rate of candidates hired in California. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, the market data for your work location, and a comparison to other employees already in the role.
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About our Benefits
We know that we have some of the most talented and dedicated employees, and we believe in rewarding them accordingly. If you work here, full-time employees (excludes interns) expect to have access to the benefits below:
- Competitive compensation packages
- Medical, dental and vision benefits for employees and their dependents
- Paid Vacation
- 401(k) and pre-tax health insurance, dependent care, and commuter benefits (FSA)
Kairos Power is committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the communities where we do business. Kairos Power is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We actively welcome people of different experiences, abilities, and perspectives.
Kairos Power participates in E-Verify.
Candidates only, no recruiters or agencies please.
Note: You are applying for a position that is located in a facility that handles information that is subject to export control restrictions by the Department of Energy under 10 CFR Part 810. To work in this facility, you need to be authorized by the Department of Energy to access Part 810-controlled information. Foreign nationals who are citizens of countries that are not on the Department of Energy’s general authorization list (link below) are not permitted to work in our facility unless the Department of Energy issues an export control license to the company to permit that individual to have access to Part 810-controlled information. The following questions are intended to determine the licensing requirements that may apply. https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/10/appendix-A_to_part_810