Typical Day at My Internship

Since I am currently employed full-time, my typical day at my internship is pretty busy.  My hours can vary from approximately 7:30 a.m., to 4:30 p.m., but I normally stay later until I am caught up with items prior to leaving work.

I have two teams that I work with; one team at site in Bagdad and the other at Corporate in Phoenix.  Recruiting and staffing is definitely a team effort.  Correlation with the two teams takes a lot of communication through emails and telephone.  I find that I communicate approximately 75 or so emails daily.

I receive a daily Vacancy Report that indicates new positions that need created and posted in Bagdad.  These positions can vary from truck drivers, mill/mine maintenance helpers, metallurgical/chemical engineering, buyer, diesel diagnostic mechanic, mine engineering, supervisor warehouse, support equipment operator, accountant, operations technician, and planners.  These are the positions that I am recruiting for currently.  Once the position appears on the Vacancy Report, I'll reach out to my team in Phoenix to create a requisition providing the replacement name and who the hiring manager is on the position.  The job description is then sent to the hiring manager for them to add the preferred qualifications.  The requisition is then posted and the recruiting starts.

My day consists of leading and conducting anywhere from one to four interviews a day varying on scheduling.  The interviews last around 45 minutes to an hour, and then we conduct a matrix scoring rating afterwards.  Currently, I have 17 positions I am recruiting for but when I started a year ago, it was around 125 within that year.  So as a team, we have accomplished quite a bit in a year.

In between interviews, I'll answer phone calls from Applicants, Hiring Managers, HR Generalists, team members, etc.  I prepare Pay Models to our Compensation Department prior to an extension of offer to determine the employee's rate of pay.  I'll prepare Offer Letters and extend offers to candidates first over the phone and then the written Offer Letter is emailed to the candidate.  I'll send direction to our assistants in the office to place candidates into background prior to offers being extended.  All candidates need to have met company standards and cleared background.  I'll update my spreadsheets that are forwarded to HR Management and teams.  Every Tuesdays, I have a conference call with the Copper Team to discuss upcoming matters and changes within the organization; along with Thursday HR meetings.  I assist our HR Generalists throughout the day with questions they may have.  There is a lot of movement within a typical day, and it's quite busy.  I prefer being busy as it makes the day go by quickly!  Each day can be different, and I learn more about the organization every day.