Asian Student Achievement Micro-Internship Program
As you consider your workforce needs in the coming months, Micro-Internships, offer an opportunity to engage Asian Student Achievement students and recent graduates on short-term, professional assignments.
Micro-Internships offer you a unique way to provide professional work experience and learning opportunities to current students while also giving you a flexible way to get work done. Through these short-term projects, you can assess students' skills and quality of work and may even find talented candidates for internships or full-time roles.
Learn more about Micro-Internships, see project examples, or post your own to be immediately available for Asian Student Achievement students. Use the form to submit custom project requests or to ask questions about the program. You can also review our sponsorship packages by clicking on the links below:
How it Works




Sample Micro-Internships
As an ASA supporter, you can have any of these completed by a current student or alum, making it easy to give back and stay productive. Clicking the project name will take you to the Parker Dewey platform so you can customize/post your Micro-Internship.

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 reach out at info@parkerdewey.com.

Market Research
Create a market analysis for a specific industry. As part of this, determine and provide details on existing companies in the space. In addition, determine trends associated with the growth of the space and key drivers of success or failure.

Lead Generation
Identify 25 companies/contacts in a defined market that fall under our ideal customer profile. Once identified, provide the company name and contact information (name, position, phone, and verified email) for key decision makers.

Prospect Research
Research and segment lead generation lists (approximately 100 individuals) based upon past interaction on our website and email engagement. Deliverables include name, company, role, and contact information.

Content Creation
When you have content ideas but no time for the first pass, look to the research and writing skills of college students.

Social Media Content Calendar
Creating a quality social media content calendar is time consuming. Give an eager student the opportunity to develop it for you.

Candidate Sourcing
Get help from a college student or recent grad to identify and research prospective candidates that are qualified for one or more of your open roles.

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 potential challenges. Summarize key points in a single document.

Website Updates
Have a student make various changes to an existing website. This could include reformatting changes, revising text, changing images, etc.

User Experience Testing
Engage a student in conducting a comprehensive UX test of your website and provide suggestions for improvement.

Extracting Insights from Data
Utilize a student's research skills to review data that you provide and input the most valuable insights into a report, infographic or slide deck.

Reconciliation
Leverage the attention to detail of a student to assist with reconciling your accounts receivable.

I know that I am getting bright, intellectually curious, and motivated talent. I also find it personally fulfilling to give back to my school in the form of mentorship and capability-building in a live work setting. It's a rare opportunity to create "wins" for my company, the school, the students, and myself!
Keagan Russo,
Sr VP of Strategy & Business Development,
Brightwell Payments

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.
Adam Hecktman,
Director of Technology & Civic Innovation
Microsoft

I like that there's no commitment. I posted a project to see who would apply, and now I have some amazing college students and recent graduates helping me.
David Faulk,
Head of Employee Success,
G2
Frequently Asked Questions
A Micro-Internship is a short-term project that can typically be completed within 5-40 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.
You set the price for each project. All projects are fixed-fee, and most are listed between $200-$600, typically implying $15-20/hour based on estimated hours of work. 90% of this fee goes directly to the intern, and there are no obligations or other fees even if the relationship turns into an internship or full-time role.
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 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.
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.
Our Client Program team is dedicated to making sure that it's as easy to hire one Micro-Intern as it is to hire 100. Contact us to learn more about Micro-Internship programs.