Human Resources Intern, Summer 2025

Stanley Black & Decker Intern – Human Resources

Location Berea, OH

Come build your career.

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of more than 50,000 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.

About Our Internship Program:

Throughout your internship, you will have regular events, weekly lunch and learn sessions, and receive customized training from our business units. This is a unique opportunity to gain valuable insights into supporting the needs of Stanley Black & Decker both in the US and abroad. The interns will gain first-hand exposure to Stanley Black & Decker and have the opportunity to build a cross-functional professional network. Interns are expected to adapt to change and demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills, creativity, and confidence. Interns must be team-oriented and collaborative.

The Job:

During your internship, you will have the opportunity to support Human Resources with key activities including:

• Provide support with employee engagement initiatives.
• Administer new hire process by scheduling phone & onsite interviews for qualified candidates as needed and ensuring completion of pre-employment screenings for prospective new hires.
• Post jobs and review resumes in the applicant tracking system.
• Utilize creative outlets to source for candidates.
• Attend local career fairs in the area.
• Track all open positions and status of open positions.
• Work with local organizations to establish a partnerships and source candidates.
• Establish a process for interviewing walk-in candidates.
• Update HRIS system with new and relevant data and maintain confidential employee records.
• Other duties as assigned.

As a Human Resources Intern, you will have the opportunity to explore and understand the various HR areas, including but not limited to Talent Acquisition, Learning and Development, Compensation, and Diversity Equity & Inclusion.

The Person:

The ideal Human Resources intern candidate will have the following qualifications:

• Be a rising junior or senior.
• Actively pursuing a degree in Human Resources, Industrial Organizational Psychology or Business Administration.
• Maintains strong academic credentials.
• Proven leadership and active participant in collaborative environments with strong project management and organizational skills.
• Successfully manages strong academics alongside extracurricular activities.

The Details:

This position will provide you with:

• A utility role interacting with key members of a Fortune 500 company.
• A flexible schedule featuring a max of 40 hours.
• Opportunity for career advancement upon graduation.
• Competitive compensation and career development opportunities.

 All qualified applicants that apply for Stanley Black & Decker will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 58,000 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are 

We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company. 

Benefits & Perks

You’ll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes