Uncover Top Talent and Evaluate Skills with Micro-Internships
Engage Career Launchers at No Cost
Ready to connect with early-career candidates and get valuable work done? This grant funded Micro-Internship program allows you to engage career launchers on 15-hour projects, at no cost to your organization.
Benefits:
- Fill talent pipelines with students and graduates from diverse backgrounds.
- Assess candidate skills on real projects.
- Try out Micro-Internships before launching your own program.
Connect with Students: Reach students and recent grads from Connecticut and Florida colleges, HBCUs, and member institutions of the HSI Career Collaborative.
Fully Funded by the Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation: All costs, including a $300 payment to each Micro-Intern, are covered and processed by Parker Dewey.
Engage Talent, Evaluate Skills, and Streamline Your Hiring Process: Create your project or schedule a call to start benefiting from Micro-Internships!
Program Update
This next phase of funding is focused on engaging employers looking to scale, innovate, or optimize their recruiting process with skills-based hiring, such as employers:
- With high volumes of annual early-career hires or interns
- Currently engaged with your programs
- That are (or should be) seeking to engage with your students at scale
Micro-Internship Templates
Click the project name to customize and post your Micro-Internship.
Please note that sponsored projects are subject to approval.
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.
BDR Audition
Identify college students with attention to detail, critical thinking, persistence, and communication with this lead gen project.
Marketing Coordinator Audition
Identify college students capable of conducting thorough research, crafting engaging content, and delivering polished final products in the form of articles or blog posts.
Market Analyst Audition
Identify college students skilled in conducting thorough research and presenting findings effectively through this market analysis project.
Data Analyst Audition
Identify college students with core data analysis skills, attention to detail, and analytical thinking skills through this data analysis project.
Data Analyst Audition
Identify college students with core data analysis skills, attention to detail, and quantitative skills through this data manipulation project.
Business Analyst Audition
Identify college students with strong attention to detail and analytical skills through this project involving the identification and analysis of key performance indicators (KPIs) and trends
Content Coordinator Audition
Identify college students with strong attention to detail and creative skills through this project involving the creation of 3-5 short-form videos for Instagram/TikTok on specified topics.
User Experience Analyst
Identify college students with a keen eye for detail and expertise in user experience through this project involving comprehensive testing and analysis of a competitor's website.
HR Analyst Audition
Identify college students skilled in conducting research and analyzing articles through this DEI-focused research project.
Talent Acquisition Coordinator Audition
Identify college students with research and analysis skills through this project focused on sourcing candidates for specific job roles.
Recruitment Coordinator Audition
Identify college students with strategic planning skills through this project focused on developing a student engagement strategy.
It's a great opportunity with little risk and high reward.
Malika Davis,
Deputy Director,
Delaware Public Service Commission
What a unique way to tap into the unbelievable base of student and early career talent! Our interns over-delivered and were great representatives of the business in each of their outreach campaigns. We were very impressed with the deliverables and the end-to-end communications with both of our interns!
Douglas D. Menifee,
SVP, Business Development,
HBCU Connect, LLC
Parker Dewey and its partnering Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation Micro-Internship program is a perfect opportunity to interact with new talent, invest in the future generation of professionals, and meet potential future hires for your organization.
Seva Reilly,
HR Internship Coordinator,
Sipley the Best
We've had Micro-Interns make powerful impressions on the managers they work with, and these impressions have turned into full-time job offers
Shannon Wade
Early Career Recruiting Lead,
Trane Technologies
Frequently Asked Questions
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.
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, as well as any HBCU and member institutions of the HSI Career Collaborative!
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.
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.
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.
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.
Thank you for your interest! To get started, click here to create a free account on Parker Dewey. It takes less than 5 minutes to create your profile, and you can see the Micro-Internships that are currently available.