Human Resources Intern

Food City Interns work on meaningful projects spanning all solutions and services throughout the company. Created for upcoming Junior and Senior college students, our full-time (40 hours/week), 12-week programs are designed to provide hands-on experience within your area of interest. As an Intern, you will join over 19,000 talented individuals across five states who are leaders, critical thinkers, accountable, innovative, flexible, and results-minded with the same goal – to better serve our communities.

Location:         1 Food City Circle, Abingdon, VA (Corporate Departments)

**Affordable local housing options are available 

Description:  This Human Resources internship provides valuable exposure to core HR functions through administrative and operational support. The intern will assist the Vice President of Human Resources and Human Resources associates with maintaining personnel records, responding to employment verification requests, and distributing key documents such as exit interviews and compliance reports. The role involves clerical tasks like copying, filing, and preparing materials for staff meetings, as well as communicating with store managers to gather missing associate information. Interns may also help with entering new hire data and correcting employee records. A strong emphasis is placed on confidentiality and professionalism when handling sensitive personnel information. This internship is ideal for individuals pursuing a career in Human Resources who are detail-oriented, organized, and eager to gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. In addition, interns are assigned a project and expected to complete a final presentation summarizing their work and share their insights with company leaders at the conclusion of the internship.

Program Requirements:

• Currently enrolled in a college or university as a Junior or Senior, majoring in a relevant field of study.
• Recently graduated with an undergraduate degree and are currently majority in a relevant field of study.
• Minimum 3.0 GPA, cumulative.
• Have strong communication, interpersonal, and time management skills.
• Ability to preserve confidentiality of company information.
• Ability to work with own initiative.

Not Required, but Encouraged:

• Previous experience in a professional work environment
• Participation in leadership roles
• Community involvement and volunteerism

Documentation Requirements:

• Provide a copy of most recent college transcripts.
• Provide a resume
• Provide one Academic letter of recommendation
• Provide one Professional/Personal letter of recommendation.
• Provide a (personal) written essay with a minimum of 400 words, covering why would you like to intern with K-VA-T/ Food City and what you hope to gain from an internship with our Company.