For Employers

From first move to confident decision, here's how it works.

You stay in control of the decisions that matter. Build the project with us or bring your own, source candidates through us or bring students you already have in mind, and you always choose who takes on the work and who moves forward. We handle the operations so you can set the strategy, focus on the decisions, and showcase the outcomes.

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Candidates are excited to prove themselves.

Micro-Internships put your project in front of candidates who are excited to learn about your company in a way they can't from an email, website, or info session. Candidates complete a paid, real-world project scoped to what your role needs, and you see how they think, communicate, and deliver before any commitment. You stay in control of every decision, from who takes on a project to who you hire. Parker Dewey handles the work of getting you there.

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Tell us your goal

We: Design what you need from the ground up, whether that's a single assignment or an ongoing program, so the work reflects the actual job and gets you to your goal.

You: Bring us a role to fill, a skill to assess, or a project to get done.
Candidates apply

We: Put your opportunity in front of the candidates you want to reach, whether that's our full network of 3,000+ schools or a specific group you bring us, through a short, structured application, and get them excited to apply.

You: Watch qualified candidates roll in.
You select who takes it on

We: Give you structured applications and skills profiles, side by side, so you can compare candidates without a single phone screen. Our team can point out what a candidate demonstrated. We never tell you who to choose.

You: See real signals before anyone's done a minute of work: attention to detail, communication, and genuine interest. Choose who takes on the project.
Candidates do the work

We: Manage the engagement, timeline, and payment as employer of record, so the work runs without landing on your team.

You: As involved as you want to be, from a quick final review to weekly check-ins. (See how much time this takes below.)
You decide

We: Deliver comparable data on every candidate so the decision rests on demonstrated work.

You: Review structured feedback and choose who to move forward, whether that's a full-time offer, another project, or a pass.

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What's Handled

The operational weight is on us.

Compliance and worker classification

Managed
Payroll and payments

With Parker Dewey as employer of record
Candidate sourcing

Across 3,000+ schools
Project scoping

Defined with you up front
IP and NDAs

So all work product belongs to your organization
Your time investment

Set by you (see below)

Time investment

You decide how involved to be.

The question we hear most is how much time this takes your team. The honest answer is that you set it, and the range is wider than people expect.

Run it hands-off, as a way to engage candidates or an end-stage assessment where you mostly care about the final result? Reviewing a completed project and giving feedback takes about 15 minutes.

Run it hands-on, because you're using it to build both your employer brand and authentic connections with students? Someone on your team might spend an hour or two a week while the project runs.

Parker Dewey manages everything around whichever level you choose.

Hands-off

Ongoing engagement or end-stage assessment

About 1 hour from start to finish
Hands-on

Employer branding and connection-building

About 3 to 5 hours throughout the project

The Result

A decision backed by evidence, not a hunch.

At the end of a project, you have more than an impression. You have a record of how each candidate approached real work: how they communicated, how they solved problems, and the quality of what they delivered. That's evidence you can compare across candidates and act on with confidence, whether you're making a hire or building a pipeline for later.

Faster than a traditional hire, with more to go on.

For each Micro-Internship we post, we save a week's worth of time for a team member, allowing them to prioritize and focus on what they need to get done. We save more time than the student spends on the project, as we derive great value from their work.

Tyrone EllisAftermarket Engineering Leader, Trane Technologies