2026 Summer Internship Human Resources

With a career at The Home Depot you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger.

Finance

(4 days a week in Office/Fridays Remote)

Internship Overview

The Home Depots Summer Internship program offers college students an opportunity to develop leadership skills and gain hands on experience in a corporate environment. During an 11 week period from May 18- July 31 2026 interns will be assigned to a functional team such as Supply Chain Marketing e-commerce Technology Finance Operations Merchandising Pro Home Services Human Resources etc. Interns will learn more about our retail business and our corporate offices while having the opportunity to work on a pre-assigned project that impacts the function they are supporting. Additionally interns participate in networking and development activities that set them up for success as they build their careers.

What makes a Great Intern:

• Action Oriented: Intern takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency high energy and enthusiasm

• Manages Ambiguity: Intern effectively navigates and thrives in uncertain situations while using sound judgment to make decisions without having the full picture. Is able to move work forward without all the details

• Collaboration: Intern contributes to the groups efforts and steps forward to help as needed. Seeks input from others

• Nimble Learning: Intern actively learns through experimentation when tackling new problems using both successes and failures as learning fodder

• Communication: Intern develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audience

• Customer Focus: Intern builds strong customer relationships and delivers customer-centric solutions

• Drives Results: Evaluates information to make logical decisions and achieve results despite potential challenges or setbacks.

Description of the Major/Subject Area

Human Resources Interns: The Home Depot HR Team drives and fostersa company culture of inclusion passion and respect that extends beyond our walls. We make the effort to build this environment because we want associates to feel comfortable bringing their whole selves to work. We are looking for Intern candidates that want to be a part of our mission. As a part of the 11-week program HR interns will have the opportunity to gain exposure to and learn from Executive Leadership while working on business-critical HR projects in both field and non-store environments.

Tasks responsibilities and key accountabilities include:

• Use strategic thinking to see the big picture determine the problem and understand fundamental parts of the problem.

• Prepare and deliver insights and recommendations based on analysis.

• Synthesize findings and draw conclusions from analysis.

• Making oral/written recommendations to upper management. Execute tasks directly related to functional projects and/or process improvements.

• Communicate issues and roadblocks related to areas of responsibility.

• Participate in high level Executive meetings gaining exposure to cross-functional business units building networking relationships learning/mentoring from top-level management at one of the most revered companies in the world and engaging in real world business situations that have a direct impact on over 400000 associates

Preferred Qualifications

• Currently enrolled Bachelor Degree (minimum half of coursework toward degree satisfied).

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications. Specifically Excel and PowerPoint

• Prior Internship experience

• 3.5 GPA or higher

Description of Roles: (Career paths that utilize this skillset full-time)

At The Home Depot our associates always have room to move up and explore new opportunities. After the Internship here are some examples of early career roles for interns with a background in Finance:

• Human Resource Generalist

• Analyst Human Resources

Location: Interns will be expected to work in-person at the Atlanta Corporate Office (Store Support Center) four days a week (Monday-Thursday) and will work remotely one day a week (Fridays) during the 11-week program. Housing assistance will be provided to eligible interns.

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