Talent Acquisition Intern (APAC / US)

**About our client** Our client is an executive search firm specialized in Sales and Engineering hiring for tech companies. They recruit for startups all over the world, including Y Combinator companies, on highly qualified profiles and hires that matter: first sales leaders, key engineers, roles that shape how a company grows. Most of these startups are backed by investment funds that trust the firm with their portfolio companies' most important hires. They are building a global recruitment desk from Ho Chi Minh City. The team is international, a new office is opening, and they plan to grow to 10 people by early 2027, then double every year. Demand is growing fast in APAC and the US, and they want to bring in people early who will grow with them. **The role** This is a 100% delivery role. The firm brings the clients and the jobs, you focus on candidates. - Source, call and qualify highly qualified candidates for Sales and Engineering roles, mainly in APAC, with support on US searches - Talk every day with people working at fast-growing tech companies: sales leaders, engineers, founders - Work with a sourcing stack largely automated with AI and a proprietary ATS, so your time goes into conversations, not into searching - Prepare candidate profiles and scorecards sent directly to clients - Follow candidates through the process until offer and start date **What you will learn** - How executive search works end to end, on real searches with real stakes from your first weeks - How to assess sales and technical profiles, and pitch an opportunity convincingly - How Y Combinator startups and other top tech companies hire, and what they look for - How to use AI tools in a recruitment workflow, which very few agencies do today - Weekly training sessions run by the founder, built around practical exercises **What we are looking for** - Degree completed or in the final year of a bachelor - Excellent spoken and written English - French is a plus - Excellent presentation - A first experience in recruitment, sales or any people-facing role is appreciated - Curious, organized, comfortable on the phone and in a multicultural team **What our client offers** - Internship from 6 to 12 months, starting January 2027 - Based at their new office in Ho Chi Minh City - Direct mentoring by the founder, with 10 years of recruitment experience across Europe, North America and Asia - A clear path to a full-time Talent Acquisition Manager position at the end of the internship - A fast-growing team where you can take on responsibilities quickly **Process** - 30 min video call with our Talent Acquisition team - 1h interview with the founder - 1h culture fit