Human Resources Intern Katelyn Keese

This summer, Katelyn Keese is learning ropes at a large company as a Human Resources Intern. At first, the position sounded a bit drab but after starting, Katelyn Keese is shocked at all that has to be done in order to hire an employee. She is assisting the director of Human Resources in meeting with the program directors first about what kinds of employees they need to hire. After the position is agreed upon, the job postings are listed in all relevant places. Then the flood of resumes began coming in via email, website and the regular mail.

Katelyn Keese is learning to sort through these resumes and immediately weed out ones that do not meet certain requirements based on the job listing. She is sort of heartbroken to see some of the cover letters of people who had been laid off from jobs they had for many, many years. Some of those people are applying for positions that they are over-qualified for but it is clear they need employment. Katelyn Keese is being exposed to a reality that she would only hear her parents talking about or see percentages on the news about unemployment.

After sorting through the resumes, Katelyn Keese assists the director in schedule the first round of interviews. She greets the nervous candidates after they arrive at the office and offers them coffee. She even gets to sit in on some of the interviews and takes notes for the director. 

Katelyn Keese is fascinated by the body language of some of the candidates and how the director immediately rules people out for certain responses.Katelyn Keese then has the task of informing which candidates are invited back for second interviews and thanking those who came in but will not be reviewed further. She roots for some of the candidates as if she is watching a television show.