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How Bucknell Micro-Internships Are Connecting Students and Employers in Real Time

Written by Lindsey Aronson | Aug 26, 2025 11:06:47 PM

In today’s fast-changing professional landscape, both companies and students are rethinking how early-career experience gets done. Traditional internships are valuable, but they’re often seasonal, time-intensive, and inaccessible to many students juggling busy academic schedules.

Enter the Micro-Internship: short-term, paid, professional projects that provide real-world experience—while giving employers a low-risk way to engage, assess, and build relationships with emerging talent.

At Bucknell University’s Freeman College of Management, Micro-Internships are more than a trend. And thanks to its new Micro-Internship program, they’re now a core part of how students build career readiness and how employers tap into high-potential talent with fresh ideas and skills.

What Is a Micro-Internship?

Micro-Internships are short, project-based assignments that students complete remotely over a few weeks. They can include anything from financial analysis to social media strategy, data cleanup, or competitive benchmarking.

Unlike traditional internships, Micro-Internships:

  • Are available year-round

  • Can be completed alongside classes or over breaks

  • Offer paid, professional experience without long-term commitments

For students, they’re a flexible way to build real skills and explore industries. For employers, they’re a low-risk, high-reward way to get support on meaningful projects—while also engaging future hires early in their career journey.

 

Bucknell’s Partnership with Parker Dewey

Bucknell has partnered with Parker Dewey, the pioneer of the Micro-Internship model, to help Freeman College of Management students gain hands-on experience with companies across industries.

Through this collaboration, students can easily apply for Micro-Internships with organizations looking for help on short-term, paid projects. It’s fast, flexible, and fully supported—so students can focus on learning, and employers can focus on outcomes.

Students: Learn more and apply for Micro-Internships through Bucknell

Why Employers Are Saying “Yes” to Micro-Internships

Whether you’re a startup, nonprofit, or Fortune 500 company, Micro-Internships provide a unique opportunity to:

  • Connect with skilled, motivated students from a top-tier university

  • Build your early talent pipeline with real-world performance insight

  • Test out potential interns or future hires with no long-term obligation

Freeman College students bring a blend of business acumen, problem-solving skills, and fresh thinking that’s valuable across departments—from marketing and finance to data and strategy.

Employers: Explore how your company can benefit from this fully-funded program

 

Real Experience, Real Impact

Whether it’s a student creating a market entry strategy for a startup, or a company tapping into new perspectives on emerging technologies like AI, these short-term experiences create long-term impact. Students get resume-building, portfolio-worthy work—and companies get results.

Micro-Internships are more than just gigs. They’re stepping stones to careers, confidence, and connections that last.

 

Ready to get involved?

Students and employers can start exploring opportunities today. One project can make a big difference—for a student’s future, and your organization’s success.