Dunder Mifflin

Dunder Mifflin
Micro-Internships

Dunder Mifflin's Micro-Internship program provides our employees with opportunities to engage college students on short-term, paid, professional projects. While these tasks may not be the best use of your time, highly-motivated college students are excited to exceed your expectations.

Beyond the immediate support, Micro-Internships provide equitable pathways for college students from all backgrounds. Through these opportunities, college students and recent grads gain valuable, professional experiences to help launch their careers.

 

To get started, simply select a project below or complete the form and we'd be happy to answer questions or help you get started. 

 

While this is an example of a portal we build for companies to share with their employees, it is active so you can post any of your projects.

Featured Projects for Human Resources

As a Dunder Mifflin employee you can have any of these completed, making it easy to get support and know exactly what your interns are working on remotely.

 

Sourcing Candidates

Provide a student with a job description and have them identify 25 candidates they think would be good for the position. Once identified, they will provide a brief justification as to why they selected these specific candidates, as well as potential conversation starters you might have for each based on their background and work experience.

Reviewing and Ranking Resumes

Provide a student with 20 resumes and a job description and have them review each one and rank their top 10 based off their qualifications for the job. Once ranked, the student will provide justification for why they ranked them where they did.

Job Specifications Review

Let a student review your existing job specifications for ten positions or new roles. The student should research the job descriptions for similar jobs as used by other companies and identify best practices and ways for us to create or improve our job requirements.

Job Board Support and Evaluation

Let a student create and manage postings for five open positions using various job boards. This includes promoting our postings on social media (industry, department, and geographic focused), evaluating effectiveness of various methods, and initial screens of candidate information based upon pre-defined metrics.

Diversity Best Practices

Assist in the development of a diversity best practices manual. Identify between 10 and 20 thoughtful articles that highlight the importance of diversity in organizations, best practices, and challenges when best practices are not implemented. Summarize key points across the articles in a single document.

Community Relations

Help create and maintain a positive presence with the client's local communities. This may include drafting content for local publications and social media, event planning, and/or strategic outreach.

Data Clean-Up

Cleanse a provided data set including removing duplicates, updating outdated records, and ensuring there is consistent formatting. In addition, ensure data quality by verifying its integrity and ensure its completeness is maintained and/or enhanced.

Mystery Shopping

Make 20 calls into our customer care call center and ask specific questions around our product offerings and record answers. Complete the same for three of our competitors.

What are Micro-Internships?

Micro-Internships are short-term, professional assignments that are similar to those given to recent college grads or interns.

  • Typically require 10-40 hours

  • Have a discrete deliverable

  • Available year-round as needed

  • Provides an easy way for students and recent graduates to gain experience and build relationships with the company

While we were focused on just getting some help on a project, we quickly realized that the student was incredible, and ultimately hired her as a summer intern. We saw her work ethic and skills, and got an inside track on hiring her.

This is the 'anti-staffing firm.' I set the price for the assignment, picked who I wanted, and when I decided to hire her, there were no fees.

Not only did the Career Launcher shine, he excelled. He took the brand to a new level and challenged our group to think outside the box. Could not have been more pleased or grateful for the opportunity to work with this motivated individual. It's all about opportunity and Parker Dewey gives students exactly that. I look forward to our next project!

Immediate support

Immediate Support

The short-term nature makes it easy for you to leverage Micro-Internships, while allowing college students to complete assignments around their schedules.
Audition

Audition

Through these short-term, professional assignments, the company and college students can mutually assess fit prior to committing to a longer-term relationship.
Access

Access

Micro-Internships allow the company to expand their access to potential candidates, while providing pathways for college students from all backgrounds.
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