Talent & Onboarding Trainee (IEFP)

Who We Are

VML, part of WPP, is a leading creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce, creating connected brands to drive growth. VML is celebrated for its innovative and human first, award-winning work for blue chip client partners including AstraZeneca, Colgate-Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company, and Wendy's. The agency is recognized by the Forrester Wave™ Reports, as a Leader among Marketing Creative and Content Service Providers, Commerce Services, Global Digital Experience Services, Global Marketing Services and, most recently, Marketing Measurement & Optimization. In addition, VML’s specialist health network, VML Health, is one of the world’s largest and most awarded health agencies. VML’s global network is powered by 26,000 talented people across 55+ markets, with principal offices in Kansas City, New York, Detroit, London, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney.

About WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit  .

Who We're Looking For:

We are looking for a Talent & Onboarding Trainee to join our People Team.

Please note that this is an IEFP Professional Internship. You must be eligible to apply.

What You'll Be Doing:

• You will be responsible for supporting the development of various activities directly related with the Recruitment and Selection area: surveying recruitment needs with Hiring Managers, creating advertisements, screening resumes, searching for candidates, conducting interviews and writing the respective reports.
• On another front you will also induct new hires through onboarding workflows you will help redesign in order to improve the speed and quality of work and provide internal and external HR related inquiries or requests, providing assistance throughout the whole onboarding experience.
• There is a lot to do on our People department so you will also have the opportunity to try out different HR fields and work collaboratively with HR representatives across the EMEA region. 

What You'll Need:

• Degree in Human Resources, Organizational Psychology, Management or another relevant field;
• Great English proficiency, both spoken and written;
• Willing to learn in a fast paced environment;
• Able to adapt to a growing and changing business;
• Curious and keen to actively contribute to a great employee experience;
• Organized and detail oriented;

We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office an average of four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

WPP (VML) is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.  

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