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 can be completed by a college student with minimal instruction. These are important but low-risk tasks that create high-value professional experience for TheDream.US Scholars.

For this program, organizations must post opportunities that would take a TheDream.US Scholar at least 40 hours to complete.  You can bundle multiple, smaller projects together or have the Scholar complete a larger project.  When posting your opportunity, you can outline the project/projects that you have in mind so that TheDream.US Scholars who see the opportunities will know what to expect and apply if interested.

Due to funding from TheDream.US, all approved internships and Micro-Internships are at no-cost to your organization.  The Scholar you select will receive an equivalent of $20/hour upon completion of your opportunity. 

These projects are fixed-fee and the pricing is determined based on how long it historically has taken a student to complete a similar assignment.  If the scope of your opportunity increases beyond the estimated hours, please contact thedreamus@parkerdewey.com as soon as possible.

Thanks to TheDream.US and its partnership with Parker Dewey, all administrative burdens are handled by Parker Dewey including HR, administration and payroll.

Here are a few other details:

• Employment: All Micro-internships on Parker Dewey are structured as independent contract work, which means successful applicants would be hired by Parker Dewey as independent contractors. Parker Dewey would be the employer on record and pay the Micro-Intern. Similar to working with a consulting firm or any other service provider, you are engaging Parker Dewey LLC to complete the project, 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.  You also have the opportunity to hire them directly without any costs or fees.  Any individual is eligible for these opportunities so long as they have a valid SSN or ITIN.
• Liability: Parker Dewey takes on all the liability. If you are not happy with the work product, please let Parker Dewey know and you can select an alternate Scholar to complete the project. 
• 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 students using the Parker Dewey platform (including TheDream.US Scholars) sign strict NDAs to protect your information.
• 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.

Opportunities available through TheDream.US DreamBuilders Internship Program can be either on-site or virtual, depending on the specific requirements of the assignment. If possible, we suggest working with the student remotely 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.

• 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.