Boost Your Employer Brand and Talent Pipeline at Career Fairs with Parker Dewey
Engage Top Talent at Your Next Career Fair
Parker Dewey Helps You Maximize Every Moment of the Career Fair
Standing out in a crowded career fair is crucial to attracting top student talent. With Parker Dewey, you can capture student attention and fully optimize every in-person or virtual recruiting event, ensuring maximum employer brand exposure.
Leverage this grant-funded program to post a Micro-Internship tailored to the roles you're recruiting for at your next career fair, seamlessly integrating student engagement with your hiring process.
Through this free pilot, you'll get:
- Exclusive access to Micro-Intern applicants before and after the event, allowing you to engage top talent early.
- Custom-branded flyers to boost visibility and promote your opportunities at the career fair.
- Direct connection with students, enabling you to handpick the best talent for your pipeline.
- Full ownership of the final work product to integrate seamlessly with your recruitment strategy.
- Comprehensive candidate data and project feedback, tied to core skills, to inform your future hiring decisions.
Beyond driving increased traffic to your booth, you’ll also gain early insight into candidate skills-in-action through a paid Micro-Internship. This allows you to evaluate their professionalism, skill level, and potential—all while students learn more about your career opportunities.
Grant funds are available on a limited basis, but don’t worry—Parker Dewey is here to guide you through every step of the process. Complete the form now to request a call and secure your grant-funded Micro-Internship spot!
FAQs
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Parker Dewey helps you create paid, short-term Micro-Internships that align with the roles you’re recruiting for.
These projects are then promoted at your career fair booth, where you can share flyers and information with interested students.
After the event, students apply for the projects, allowing you to select top candidates who can start working immediately. This gives you an early look at their skills and helps differentiate your organization from others.
You can hire as many students as you want! There’s no conversion fee from Parker Dewey, giving you the flexibility to bring on as many new hires as you need.
Yes! The Parker Dewey team will help you set up and manage a program for multiple career fairs. Micro-Internships are designed to be flexible and scalable, allowing you to engage with students across various events throughout the year.
Pricing varies depending on how many students you wish to engage. Connect with our team for more information!
If you are attending a career fair at an HBCU or school in Connecticut or Florida, you may be eligible for Micro-Internships at no cost to your organization.
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After a pilot to explore how we could integrate Micro-Internships into our hiring process, we're now expanding the program and collaborating with managers to promote this skills-centered approach.
Karen Lutz,
Vice President Talent and Leadership Development,
Xylem
There’s no reason why any company should not be using Micro-Internships. It is the easiest way to add value to the organization by getting some projects completed, giving students the opportunity to learn, and being cost-effective.
Alison Keefe,
Global Director of Emerging Talent ,
Smith+Nephew
I knew I wanted to be mindful of costs without jeopardizing quality and through Parker Dewey, it was low-risk too!
Yvette Roman,
Founder & Owner,
Ellipsis Construction
I loved the philanthropic impact of giving someone real experience in a live production environment. It was a win-win to provide opportunities for professional development while getting on-demand support.
Paolo Sambrano,
Business Solutions Designer,
Common Sense Media
You can interview, but you don’t really know how you’ll work with a person until you actually work with them. With this, you get to try someone for 20 hours and make sure your working styles match!
Bhavana Singh,
Founder and CEO,
Three Moons Consulting