What are the responsibilities and job description for the People Intern (Talent Acquisition) - Summer 2025 position at The RealReal?
About The Role
As the People Intern, you will provide valuable support to the Talent Acquisition and Operations branch of The RealReal’s People organization. This internship offers a valuable opportunity to gain hands-on experience in candidate attraction and recruitment, new hire onboarding, and HR systems and technology. If you are ready to grow and be challenged next summer, apply to The RealReal’s People team today!
**This is a 10 week internship from 6/2/2025 - 8/8/2025.**
What You Get To Do Every Day
Minimum Requirements:
This role is not eligible for benefits.
The expected hourly rate for this role is 21.00-21.00. To determine starting pay we carefully consider a variety of factors, including primary work location and an evaluation of a candidate’s skills, experience, market demands, and internal parity. Additionally, salary is just one component of TRR’s total rewards package. Depending on role, employees may also be eligible for a bonus program, incentive pay and benefits.
The RealReal is the world’s largest online marketplace for authenticated, resale luxury goods, with more than 30 million members. With a rigorous authentication process overseen by experts, The RealReal provides a safe and reliable platform for consumers to buy and sell their luxury items. We have hundreds of in-house gemologists, horologists and brand authenticators who inspect thousands of items each day. As a sustainable company, we give new life to pieces by thousands of brands across numerous categories—including women's and men's fashion, fine jewelry and watches, art and home—in support of the circular economy. We make selling effortless with free virtual appointments, in-home pickup, drop-off and direct shipping. We do all of the work for consignors, including authenticating, using AI and machine learning to determine optimal pricing, photographing and listing their items, as well as handling shipping and customer service. At our 13 retail locations, including our twelve shoppable stores, customers can sell, meet with our experts and receive free valuations.
The RealReal is committed to providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or Veteran status. We will consider qualified applicants for a position regardless of arrest or conviction records. At TRR, People Come First. That’s why diversity and inclusion are vital to our priorities as an equal opportunity employer. You can read about our Diversity Equity and Inclusion program here.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
As the People Intern, you will provide valuable support to the Talent Acquisition and Operations branch of The RealReal’s People organization. This internship offers a valuable opportunity to gain hands-on experience in candidate attraction and recruitment, new hire onboarding, and HR systems and technology. If you are ready to grow and be challenged next summer, apply to The RealReal’s People team today!
**This is a 10 week internship from 6/2/2025 - 8/8/2025.**
What You Get To Do Every Day
- Drive critical diversity initiatives with People Business Partners and DEI Specialist
- Assist in employer branding activities, leveraging various platforms to engage potential candidates
- Learn foundational recruitment practices in candidate sourcing and interview shadowing
- Coordinate and prepare logistics for new hire orientation and onboarding documents
- Partner cross-functionally with TA Operations, People Tech, Communication, and Total Rewards
- Build an individual summer-long project from ideation to execution to further The RealReal’s talent initiatives
Minimum Requirements:
- Full-time (minimum 12 credit hours) undergraduate student pursuing a degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Communications or related field graduating after December 2025
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills
- Team player able to work effectively and collaboratively across all departments to meet goals
- Ability to maintain external and internal confidentiality
- Proficiency in Google Suite (Sheets, Slides, Docs, Gmail
This role is not eligible for benefits.
The expected hourly rate for this role is 21.00-21.00. To determine starting pay we carefully consider a variety of factors, including primary work location and an evaluation of a candidate’s skills, experience, market demands, and internal parity. Additionally, salary is just one component of TRR’s total rewards package. Depending on role, employees may also be eligible for a bonus program, incentive pay and benefits.
The RealReal is the world’s largest online marketplace for authenticated, resale luxury goods, with more than 30 million members. With a rigorous authentication process overseen by experts, The RealReal provides a safe and reliable platform for consumers to buy and sell their luxury items. We have hundreds of in-house gemologists, horologists and brand authenticators who inspect thousands of items each day. As a sustainable company, we give new life to pieces by thousands of brands across numerous categories—including women's and men's fashion, fine jewelry and watches, art and home—in support of the circular economy. We make selling effortless with free virtual appointments, in-home pickup, drop-off and direct shipping. We do all of the work for consignors, including authenticating, using AI and machine learning to determine optimal pricing, photographing and listing their items, as well as handling shipping and customer service. At our 13 retail locations, including our twelve shoppable stores, customers can sell, meet with our experts and receive free valuations.
The RealReal is committed to providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or Veteran status. We will consider qualified applicants for a position regardless of arrest or conviction records. At TRR, People Come First. That’s why diversity and inclusion are vital to our priorities as an equal opportunity employer. You can read about our Diversity Equity and Inclusion program here.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
