HR Graduate Programme 2025

The Midland Hotel; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 30,000

Job description

Have you recently graduated and are wondering what’s next? We are offering HR graduates the chance to develop an amazing career in HR in hospitality!

With over 55 hotels in the UK & Ireland, we have a fantastic team of over 5,000 people who we want to feel welcome, rewarded, and enjoy coming to work with us every day. We are one of the fastest-growing hotel chains with an exciting opportunity to not only take part in our Human Resources Graduate Programme but also grow within an ever-expanding company to achieve your career goals.

The Graduate Programme

• This is a rotational programme covering all areas of the HR department such as generalist HR, recruitment, Group HR, L&D, and much more!
• You will gain experience and insight into employment law across the UK and Ireland.
• Extensive personal and professional development is provided throughout the programme with training workshops, webinars, and project work.
• Fixed-term 2-year contract with the aim to be in a permanent role by the end of the programme.
• Opportunity to work hybridly with the option to work one day from home per week.
• We will consider base location in any of the 36 locations across the UK and Ireland that we have hotels.

What we are looking for?

• Flexibility on location to get the best out of your programme.
• Passion for hospitality.
• A proactive and positive attitude.
• Resilient and strong time management skills.
• A degree or equivalent in HR or CIPD Level 5.
• Ideally, you will have worked in a Hotel/Leisure or Hospitality setting.
• Right to work in the UK & Ireland.
• Ability and willingness to travel across the UK and Ireland, sometimes requiring overnight stays.

What’s in it for you?

• Extensive personal and professional development.
• One-to-one coaching with the Senior HR team.
• Amazing employee benefits including staff rates from as little as £20 BB!

What’s next?

• Applications close on 2nd June 2025.
• Interviews to take place in June 2025.
• Opportunity to start with us in September 2025.