Embarc Micro-Internship Program

How it Works

Your first 5 projects ($300 each) are funded by the Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation when you select a Florida student or graduate.

Create a Parker Dewey account and post your project.

Florida students and alumni apply.

Select who you want.

The work gets done, the student gets paid, professional experience!

Sample Micro-Internships

You can have any of these projects completed by a student or recent graduate of any Florida college or university.

Click a project below to customize and post your Micro-Internship on the Parker Dewey platform.

Post a Custom Project

Click on the link above to create your own project. You can determine the project scope, deadlines, and other details. If you need help, please contact info@parkerdewey.com.

Lead Generation

Identify 25 companies/contacts in a market that you specify. Once identified, the student will provide the company name and contact information for key decision makers.

Content Creation

Research and draft an article/blog on a specific topic that you provide. It will also reference relevant outside sources, and the final product will be carefully edited.

Market Research

Create a market analysis for an industry that you specify. The student will name existing companies in the space and identify key drivers of success or failure.

Data Cleansing

Provide a student with a dataset and have them remove duplicates, update outdated records, ensure there is consistent formatting, etc. so that it is ready for you to analyze.

Extracting Insights from Data

Review and manipulate a data set that you provide. Draft a summary of actionable insights that they have extracted from their analysis.

KPI and Trends Report

Using financial, product, and/or other publicly-available data, prepare a report to highlight key KPIs and trends for a target industry or company that you identify.

Updating Marketing Collateral

Have a student make changes to existing pieces of marketing collateral based on a new campaign or initiative.

Competitor UX Review and Recommendations

Conduct comprehensive user experience testing on the site of one of your competitors and highlight the strengths and weaknesses of their UX.

Diversity Best Practices Manual

Identify and review articles that highlight the importance of diversity in organizations, best practices, and challenges for implementation. Summarize key points in a single document.

Sourcing Candidates

Provide a job description and have the student identify candidates for that role. The student provides a brief justification on why they selected these candidates and potential questions to use in an interview.

Student Engagement Strategy

Develop a strategy to engage students at a specific college to drive interest in applying to roles at your organization. Identify metrics that can measure the effectiveness of the campaign.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What is a Micro-Internship?

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A Micro-Internship is a short-term project that can typically be completed within 10-40 hours and is due within a few days to a few weeks. These projects require no on-boarding and can be completed by a college student with minimal instruction. These are important but low-risk tasks that aren’t the best use of your time.

Micro-Internships are not meant to replace traditional internship programs but rather complement and even supplement them. Due to their short-term nature, Micro-Internships can be used year-round to find on-demand project support while simultaneously allowing you to engage and evaluate potential talent.

Q. What is the cost?

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Thanks to the generous support of the Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation, all 15-hour Micro-Internships that are part of this program is available at no cost to your organization so long as you select a student who has attended or graduated from a postsecondary college or university in Connecticut or Florida.

The student receives $300 upon completion of your 15-hour project which is funded by the Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation.

If you have a longer project in mind, when posting your project you can adjust the hours and compensation based on your project's needs, and Parker Dewey will invoice you the difference.

Q. What are the legal/administrative implications of Micro-Internships?

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In short, it’s easy as Parker Dewey handles it all. No HR burdens. No conversion fees. No questions about ownership or worries about confidentiality.

Employment: Micro-Interns are not your employees, contractors, interns, temps, or freelancers. Similar to working with a consulting firm or any other service provider, you are engaging Parker Dewey LLC to complete the assignment, and each individual you select is a contractor or employee of Parker Dewey. You can still directly interact with them as much or little as you would like, and always have the opportunity to hire them directly without any costs or fees.

Liability: We’re mission-driven and believe in the power of creating opportunities. That said, we take on all the liability. Not happy with the work product? We’ll give you a full refund or find an alternate Career Launcher.

Work Product: All work product is owned by you.

Confidentiality: While most projects involve public-facing information of a non-sensitive nature, both Parker Dewey and all Career Launchers sign strict NDAs to protect your information. In addition to the standard provisions, the students understand that they are risking their academic transcript or expulsion for any violation of confidentiality.

Background Checks: Given the short-term nature and structure of these assignments, we do not conduct background checks. While companies are always welcome to conduct a background check directly, the nature of the specific assignments and lack of a direct relationship with the individual who is selected has caused most organizations to defer the background check until after a Micro-Internship is completed and a student is offered a traditional internship or full-time role.

Q. Are Micro-Internships on-site or remote?

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Micro-Internships can be either on-site or virtual, depending on the specific requirements of the project. We typically suggest remote, as this provides more flexibility and accessibility.

Q. Who manages the Micro-Interns?

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The best Micro-Internships do not require hands-on management to be completed. Career Launchers on Parker Dewey have core skills and are highly motivated to exceed expectations. During the Micro-Internship, the project manager—whether a hiring manager, team lead, or another employee—can engage the student however is best including email, Zoom, etc.

Q. After posting a project, what happens next?

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Once you post your project, Kansas students will apply if they are interested. You will receive an email each day that your project receives at least one application.

To select a student:

Log back into the Parker Dewey platform by clicking this link. If you do not remember your password, click on "Forgot password? Reset it" button.
Once you log in, click on Details underneath your project. Then select View Applicants.
Click Details next to each student to read more about each student's background and his/her answers to your application question(s).
Once you have made your selection, you can select Approve Applicant for This Project. If you want to send your student a message you can click Send Them a Message! to set up a time to do an interview or ask the student for more information.

If you have any questions about this, please reach out to Partners@parkerdewey.com.

Q. After selecting a student, what happens next?

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When you select a student, both you and the student will receive an email with each other's contact information so that you can schedule a time to meet and kickoff the project.

During this on-boarding meeting, you can discuss the following:

Communication: You and the student should schedule a kickoff conversation via phone, Zoom/Skype, etc. During this conversation, you can discuss how you want the student to communicate with you for the rest of the project.
Define Project and Expectations: You will define the project, specifying the duration of the project. The student will confirm they understand the necessary tasks and action steps.
Set Check-Ins: You and the student will communicate to discuss questions or challenges of the project. You and the student will mutually agree upon frequency/schedule of check-ins.
Review: The project supervisor will review the project upon completion and offer feedback to the student.

We'll also send you additional resources via email so that your project goes as smoothly as possible including the contact information for a member of the Parker Dewey Client Success Team. You can reach out to that individual at any time if you need help with your project.

If you have any additional questions, please reach out to Partners@parkerdewey.com.

More Questions?

As part of its mission to allow students to ensure equitable pathways from college to career, the Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation is pleased to launch its Micro-Internship program. This unique program provides short-term, paid, professional opportunities to a diverse population of Connecticut and Florida community college, university, and other post-secondary students.

All costs associated with providing these opportunities including payments of up to $300 to each Micro-Intern will be funded by the Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation and processed by Parker Dewey.

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