May is a transition point for both students and employers. As graduation approaches and summer plans come into focus, students are looking for ways to build experience and stay connected to opportunities, while employers are evaluating how to maintain engagement with emerging talent beyond peak recruiting seasons. This is an ideal time to create meaningful interactions that support long-term relationships and future hiring success.
Share this webinar with your employer network to help them build a stronger, evidence-based case for early-career hiring. The session will cover the metrics senior leaders care about most and how employers can better measure and communicate the long-term impact of internship programs.
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Share this article with your employer network to help them rethink how internship programs are measured and communicated. The piece explores why conversion and retention rates alone are no longer enough, and how stronger data around hiring quality, retention, and long-term outcomes can help defend and grow early-career programs.
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Are you interested in additional support with employer outreach or strategy conversations? Emily brings more than 15 years of experience in Career Services, employer engagement, and program management roles at DePaul University and Wayne State University, as well as prior experience as an early-talent recruiter.
She understands the challenges career services teams face and can serve as a helpful resource for employers seeking more flexible, skills-based approaches to early talent hiring.
✉️ Use this Email Template to Introduce Emily to Employers
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Share this month’s student newsletter to encourage students to reflect on what they’ve learned throughout the spring term, the experiences they’ve gained, and whether their career goals have shifted or become more defined. It also reminds students that they may now be a very different candidate than they were at the beginning of the year, making this a great time to update their Parker Dewey profile to better reflect their growth and evolving interests. |
Have Use-it-or-Lose-It Funds?
As the budget year comes to a close, if you have remaining funds that need to be allocated, consider a Micro-Internship program. Programs are a scalable way to provide paid Micro-Internships exclusively for your students, engage employers of all sizes and locations, and stretch your budget to support as many students as possible.
This approach not only creates exclusive, hands-on opportunities for students but also helps employers better understand the value and impact of Parker Dewey Micro-Internships.
You can learn more about programs and see examples here. If you’re interested in exploring this option, our team would be happy to connect and discuss what it could look like for your institution.
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Parker Dewey Partner Office Hours
Tuesday, May 21st, 12pm ET
Have questions about your partnership, or just getting started? Join us for a live session to get support, discuss platform features, and learn practical ways to maximize your institution’s engagement.
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Share with your Employers
Access, Assess, and Hire Early-Career Talent
Thursday, June 11th, 1pm ET
Invite your employers to this 30-minute webinar that covers the basics of what Micro-Internships are, their benefits, and how to get started. This event is held on a monthly basis.
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Invite employers (email template)
Share with your Students
Career Launcher FAQ Webinar (May 21st, 2 pm ET) - Register
Office Hours (May 26th, 1:30 pm ET) - Details
Creating Your Own Opportunities (June 25th, 1 pm ET) - Register
Students and recent graduates are invited to join Parker Dewey staff at these regularly scheduled events for assistance and to learn more about Micro-Internships, how they can help them get their foot in the door with companies of interest, and how to make their applications stand out. We welcome and encourage you to promote these events to your students.
We only post reminders about specific content once a month, but you can find plenty more promotional content for all audiences in our Marketing Toolkit and Partner Checklists.
View last month’s blog post.
Parker Dewey partnerships are collaborative efforts. If there are other ways that we can support you in engaging employers to provide more opportunities for students, please schedule time with our team.