Micro-Internships for University of Chicago Students and Graduates

For Career Launchers

When you are launching your career, Micro-Metcalfs provide a tremendous opportunity. Not only can you explore different career paths and work on interesting assignments, you can also demonstrate your abilities to potential employers while building your professional portfolio and network. Beyond that, your academic experience will improve as you apply what is taught in the classroom to the real world (and vice versa). Oh, did we forget to mention that you get paid for all of this?

Students and recent graduates can get professional experience by completing Micro-Internships.

For Prospective Employers

Regardless of your role, industry, or organization size, University of Chicago can help. If you want to expand your recruiting pool to access diverse talent with 21st century skills and the grit to succeed, Micro-Metcalfs make it easy. If you want to improve the effectiveness of your hiring efforts and lower the costs (and risks) associated with onboarding, no problem. If you just need some immediate help on projects because you or your team is overloaded, we’ve got you covered.

Micro-Internships provide a new way to connect with our students.

For Alumni

Micro-Metcalfs provide a new way for alumni to connect with current students. Give your time and expertise back to our community while showing students how their classroom experiences connect to careers.

Micro-Internships help connect current students with alum for professional projects.

What are Micro-Metcalfs?

As part of the Jeff Metcalf Internship Program, Micro-Metcalfs are short-term, paid, professional assignments that are similar to those given to new hires or interns. These projects enable Career Launchers to demonstrate skills, explore career paths, and build their networks as they seek the right full-time role. Micro-Metcalfs take place year-round, are typically due between a few days and a few weeks after selecting a student, and require between 5 and 40 hours of work.

Micro-Metcalfs are facilitated via the Parker Dewey platform, which handles all of the administration and support.