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Create your own (template)	Keep applying	Sense of ownership
Applying skills	It's a number's game	Try-out
Beneficial and influential	Lead to a full-time role	Understanding timeframes
Building your portfolio	Learning a new industry	Way to find full-time work
Expanded opportunities	Learning new skills	Less Stress
Experience in a new industry	Meeting small business owners	Balance with academic work
Flexibility	Professional communication	Explore outside your major
Freelance	Real-world experience	Accessible
Full-time offer	Relationships with employers
Impact on job interviews	Remote work and communication

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Instagram: What new experiences, knowledge, and skills can you gain from a Micro-Internship? 🤔 (link in bio)

@microinternships #microinternships #college #collegestudent #collegestudents #collegestudentsbelike #collegelife #collegelifehacks #collegelifehacks101 #paidinternship #paidinternships #paidinternshipsonly #professional #professionalexperience #flexible #internships #internship

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Quote: Experience in a new industry (return to top of page)

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Instagram: What new experiences, knowledge, and skills can you gain from a Micro-Internship? 🤔 (link in bio)

Other Platforms (if not posting image): "I have an arts background and my Micro-Internship was in business and consulting. The experience was a crash-course in learning about the consulting world in a way that helped me to grow my project management and organizational skills" 🗂📈🖇 - Eliza Kuperschmid, English/Music Major. What new experiences, knowledge, and skills can you gain from a Micro-Internship? #futureofwork

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Quote: Full-time offer (return to top of page)

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Instagram: What new experiences, knowledge, and skills can you gain from a Micro-Internship? 🤔 (link in bio)

Other Platforms (if not posting image): "I ended up having a full time offer extended by the employer I Micro-Interned with (two years later) based off of our previous experience working together" 🥳 - Christian Covyeau, Sport Administration Major. What new experiences, knowledge, and opportunities can you gain from a Micro-Internship? #futureofwork

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Quote: Try-out (return to top of page)

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Instagram: What new experiences, knowledge, and skills can you gain from a Micro-Internship? 🤔 (link in bio)

Other Platforms (if not posting image): "Micro-Internships are a great, low-stress way to gain experience with a company before pursuing a full-time role. It's like a tryout!" - Christian Covyeau, Sport Administration Major. What new experiences, knowledge, and skills can you gain from a Micro-Internship? #futureofwork

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Quote: Applying skills (return to top of page)

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Other Platforms (if not posting image):"Micro-Internships are a great way for companies to outsource work for short-term projects, while providing students the opportunity to apply skills learned in the classroom" - Erin Qio, Business Administraiton Major. What new experiences, knowledge, and skills can you gain from a Micro-Internship? #futureofwork

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Quote: Real-world experience (return to top of page)

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Instagram: What new experiences, knowledge, and skills can you gain from a Micro-Internship? 🤔 (link in bio)

Other Platforms (if not posting image): "Micro-Internships are great ways to accomplish projects and give students real world tasks to gain experience in the workplace" - Christian Covyeau, Sport Administration Major. What new experiences, knowledge, and skills can you gain from a Micro-Internship? #futureofwork

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Quote: Keep applying (return to top of page)

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Instagram: What new experiences, knowledge, and skills can you gain from a Micro-Internship? 🤔 (link in bio)

Other Platforms (if not posting image): "To those that haven't gotten hired, keep going, because it's bound to happen" - Gustavo Zuchini, Economics Major. Students typically submit about 5 quality applications before being selected for an opportunity, so don't give up! #keeptrying

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Quote: It's a numbers game (return to top of page)

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Instagram: Don't give up! #keeptrying (link in bio)

Other Platforms (if not posting image): "You're not going to get every job you apply to. Whether it's freelance, internships, or full-time career jobs. Apply to 10, interview for two, maybe you get one. It's a numbers game. If you do see something that interests you, it takes not even 15 minutes to write something up and apply for an opportunity that could have a big impact." - Teagan Ferraby, Cleveland Institute of Art. Career Launchers typically submit about 5 quality applications before being selected for an opportunity, so don't give up! #keeptrying

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Quote: Beneficial and Influential (return to top of page)

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Instagram: What new experiences, knowledge, and skills can you gain from a Micro-Internship? 🤔 (link in bio)

Other Platforms (if not posting image): "I learned so much more through Micro-Internships than other recruiting activities. I found them to be much more beneficla and influential in my career decisions" 👏 - Annie Earnshaw, English Major. What new experiences, knowledge, and skills can you gain from a Micro-Internship? #futureofwork

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Quote: Freelance (return to top of page)

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Instagram: What new experiences, knowledge, and skills can you gain from a Micro-Internship? 🤔 (link in bio)

Other Platforms (if not posting image): "Micro-Internships inspired me to work freelance because I liked the variety and flexibility" - Annie Earnshaw, English Major. What new experiences, knowledge, and skills can you gain from a Micro-Internship? #futureofwork

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Quote: Professional communication (return to top of page)

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Instagram: What new experiences, knowledge, and skills can you gain from a Micro-Internship? 🤔 (link in bio)

Other Platforms (if not posting image): "Micro-Internships helped me develop my understanding of professional communication and eased my shift from an academic setting to a professional one" 👩🏼‍🎓➡️👩‍💼 - Annie Earnshaw, English Major. What new experiences, knowledge, and skills can you gain from a Micro-Internship? #futureofwork

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Quote: Relationships with employers (return to top of page)

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Instagram: What new experiences, knowledge, and skills can you gain from a Micro-Internship? 🤔 (link in bio)

Other Platforms (if not posting image): "I have had great relationships with each of my Micro-Internship employers" - Annie Earnshaw, English Major. What new experiences, knowledge, and skills can you gain from a Micro-Internship? #futureofwork

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Quote: Remote work and communication (return to top of page)

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Other Platforms (if not posting image): "During my Micro-Internship, I learned remote working skills, adaptibility within the workplace, and better communication skills! 💻📱💬 - Brandon Jackson, Business Administration Major. What new experiences, knowledge, and skills can you gain from a Micro-Internship? #futureofwork

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Quote: Sense of ownership (return to top of page)

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Instagram: What new experiences, knowledge, and skills can you gain from a Micro-Internship? 🤔 (link in bio)

Other Platforms (if not posting image): "I enjoyed the sense of ownership I got from each Micro-Internship opportunity" - Annie Earnshaw, English Major. What new experiences, knowledge, and skills can you gain from a Micro-Internship? #futureofwork

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Quote: Expanded opportunities (return to top of page)

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Instagram: What new experiences, knowledge, and skills can you gain from a Micro-Internship? 🤔 (link in bio)

Other Platforms (if not posting image): "Micro-Internships helped me gain a wide variety of experience that is very useful to me professionally. I've worked with great clients and had opportunities aI never thought possible. My professional personal interests are expanded - Alysha Davis, Graphic Design & Public Relations Major. What knowledge/skills can you take from a #ParkerDewey Micro-Internship? 🤔 #futureofwork

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Quote: Flexibility (return to top of page)

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Other Platforms (if not posting image): "Micro-Internships offer better flexibility compared to other campus recruiting activities!" - Alyx Matchett, Education & Psychology Major. What new experiences, knowledge, and skills can you gain from a Micro-Internship? #futureofwork

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Quote: Impact on job interviews (return to top of page)

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Other Platforms (if not posting image): "Micro-Internships have me interesting examples to use in job interviews. I was able to answer questions about how I work with others and handle feedback with vivid examples" 🖼 - Alysha Davis, Graphic Design & Public Relations Major. What new experiences, knowledge, and skills can you gain from a Micro-Internship? 🤔 #futureofwork

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Quote: Meeting small business owners (return to top of page)

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Other Platforms (if not posting image): "I enjoyed meeting small business owners. I did two Micro-Internships form an Alpaca ranch and because of it I am obsessed with the idea of having a ranch someday" 🦙🤠 - Alysha Davis, Graphic Design & Public relations Major. What new experiences, knowledge, and skills can you gain from a Micro-Internship? #futureofwork

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Quote: Understanding timeframes (return to top of page)

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Instagram: What new experiences, knowledge, and skills can you gain from a Micro-Internship? 🤔 (link in bio)

Other Platforms (if not posting image): "[Micro-Internships] helped me learn to be realistic about timeframes" ⏰ - Alysha Davis, Graphic Design & Public relations Major. What new experiences, knowledge, and skills can you gain from a Micro-Internship? #futureofwork

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Quote: Lead to a full-time role (return to top of page)

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Other Platforms (if not posting image): "My Micro-Internship turned into the full-time role!" 😃 - Eliza Kuperschmid, English/Music Major. What new experiences, knowledge, and skills can you gain from a Micro-Internship? #futureofwork

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Quote: Learning new skills (return to top of page)

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Other Platforms (if not posting image): "I enjoyed learning new skills in a field that I never thought I would be a part of as a result of my Micro-Internship" - Eliza Kuperschmid, English/Music Major. What new experiences, knowledge, and skills can you gain from a Micro-Internship? #futureofwork

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Other Platforms (if not posting image): "I took a Micro-Internship because I was having trouble finding a job. My employer quickly noticed skills that I had that would be better suited for a full-time role in a larger capacity than the Micro-Internship" - Eliza Kuperschmid, English/Music Major. What new experiences, knowledge, and skills can you gain from a Micro-Internship? #futureofwork

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Quote: Building your portfolio (return to top of page)

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Other Platforms (if not posting image): "Parker Dewey is a fantastic resource for students, especially ones that are trying to build up their professional portfolios. 💼 I've only been using the site for about a year and I've gotten a wide variety of experience to add to my resume" - Danielle Whitaker, Mass Communications Major. What new experiences, knowledge, and skills can you gain from a Micro-Internship? #futureofwork

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Quote: Less stress (return to top of page)

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Instagram: Think you don't have time for a Micro-Internship? Think again! (link in bio)

Other Platforms (if not posting image): "Micro-Internships were definitely less stressful than other internships I have had. The limited working hours, the flexible deadlines, the independence, and the support of my supervisors allowed for me to make the most of the experience without losing sleep or impacting my schoolwork." - Helena Betancourt, Criminal Justice Major. #futureofwork

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Quote: Balance with Academic Work (return to top of page)

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Other Platforms (if not posting image): "Micro-Internships are a great experience for students because they help you balance studying and working at your own pace, and allow you to foster professional skills in fields you are interested in." - Helena Betancourt, Criminal Justice Major. What new experiences, knowledge, and skills can you gain from a Micro-Internship? #futureofwork

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Other Platforms (if not posting image): "Students should take on Micro-Internships that are unrelated to their field of study. This way you can learn something new, become more well-rounded, and maybe even find a new career path." - Helena Betancourt, Criminal Justice Major. What new experiences, knowledge, and skills can you gain from a Micro-Internship? #futureofwork

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