HR Intern

Corning’s internship program provides an opportunity to learn on-the-job skills and gain business experience at a Fortune 500 company. Not only does our program provide a firsthand look at a career field, it provides an opportunity to network with regional professionals, strengthen academic skills, build resume credentials for future job opportunities and explore Corning’s more than 170 years history.

Corning is the world leader in specialty glass and ceramics.  We create and make keystone components that enable high-technology systems for consumer electronics, mobile emissions control, telecommunications and life sciences.  Corning succeeds through sustained investment in R&D, materials science and process engineering knowledge, and a distinctive collaborative culture. 

Corning International is a global organization that works across businesses and functions and ensures that Corning's business interests in geographic regions are appropriately represented. We serve three stakeholder groups:

• Corning Business Units: we partner with business units to ensure profitability growth and expansion of Corning's footprint in our chosen regions.
• Corporate: we represent the corporation in the parts of the world where we operate which means maintaining the professionalism Corning demands and conducting business in compliance with Corning's Values and relevant laws and regulations.
• Functions: we work with functional groups to ensure optimal functional representation in chosen geographies.

To know more about Corning, please visit us at www.corning.com.

Scope of Position: 

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented HR Intern to join our Human Resources team. The intern will gain hands-on experience through meaningful projects related to employee engagement, employer branding, compensation & benefits, talent acquisition, and HR operations across multiple countries. This is an excellent opportunity to develop HR skills in a dynamic, multicultural environment.

Primary Responsibilities:

1. Employee Engagement:
• Assist in planning, organizing, and executing employee engagement events such as DEI Festival, Empowering Future, and Corning Cares initiatives.
• Support communications and logistics to ensure employees’ participation and effective event delivery.

2. Employer Branding:
• Contribute to initiatives focused on promoting the organization as an employer of choice, including efforts related to the Great Place to Work certification.
• Provide administrative and creative support to strengthen external and internal branding activities.

3. Compensation & Benefits:
• Assist in the analysis of benefits across SEA countries.
• Support compensation benchmarking, market surveys, and entity-level analysis.
• Update SEA countries' employee handbooks, create FAQ content for Little Joe AI, and validate that existing benefits comply with regulatory requirements.
• Provide administrative support for corporate wellness initiatives as needed

4. Talent Acquisition:
• Provide support in the implementation of Phenom (AI-powered talent experience platform).
• Assist with recruitment logistics and coordination as needed.

5. HR Operations:
• Deliver day-to-day administrative HR support across various functions.
• Assist with onboarding activities, including helping to improve and maintain the HR SEA SharePoint site for better access to onboarding and HR resources.
• Help manage HR documentation, data entry, and reporting tasks.

Required Education: Requirements

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Business Administration, or related field.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Required Attributes: Soft skills / Attributes

• Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills; attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proactive, collaborative team player eager to learn and contribute.
• Ability to work in a multicultural, fast-paced environment.