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Ways to Use Parker Dewey+ Employer-Facing Uses

Written by Parker Dewey | Sep 25, 2025 2:02:38 AM

 

Make use of the 'Parker Dewey+ exclusive' benefits highlighted in the PD+ Employer-Facing Partner Checklist

Our Parker Dewey Partner Checklists highlight the steps we recommend for making the most of your Parker Dewey partnership, including resources exclusively available to you as a Parker Dewey+ partner. We encourage you to visit our Partner Checklist page and review the employer-facing checklist. 

REVIEW PARTNER CHECKLISTS

 

Post a Parker Dewey Ambassador Micro-Internship for one of your students 

Have a current student student help you spread the word about Parker Dewey Micro-Internships! We've made it easy for you by outlining the recommended tasks for this 20-hour Micro-Internship, and having a template ready for you to post. Because the tasks involve promotion to both employers as well as the Micro-Intern's peers, we recommend collaborating with your student-facing team when making a selection and supervising the Micro-Intern.

Just like all Parker Dewey Micro-Internships, the selected Micro-Intern will be paid for their efforts. The source of the payment depends on how you came to have access to Parker Dewey+:

  • If your institution is paying for a Parker Dewey program, you can choose to have the cost of this Micro-Internship ($400) deducted from the allocated program funds. To do this, add the name of your program in the 'Affiliations' section when posting the Micro-Internship.
  • If your institution is paying only for Parker Dewey+, the cost of this Micro-Internship ($400) is included in the cost of your subscription.
  • If your institution has access to Parker Dewey+ via an externally funded program (ie: The Kansas Micro-Internship Program or the DeLuca program), the cost of a Student Ambassador is not covered, and your institution would be invoiced for the $400 cost of selecting a Student Ambassador Micro-Intern.

At the links below, read more about the benefits of hiring a Parker Dewey Student Ambassador Micro-Intern, and access step-by-step instructions for posting this Micro-Internship.

PARKER DEWEY STUDENT AMBASSADOR BENEFITS

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS: POSTING THIS MICRO-INTERNSHIP

 

Understand Employer Engagement and Needs

Parker Dewey+ allows you to view which employers have demonstrated interest in recruiting your students. The following reports are most helpful in understanding the actions that employers have already taken to engage your students and recent graduates.

  • 'Company Sign Ups' (found under the 'Employer Data' tab): See which employers have created a Parker Dewey account via your school’s landing page. They may or may not have already taken the next step of posting a Micro-Internship, but even if they haven't yet, creating an account from your page demonstrates an interest in engaging and recruiting your students. Use this email template to encourage companies who have signed up through your page to take the next step and post a project.
  • 'Projects Posted Where Your School is Specifically Listed'  (found under the 'Employer Data' tab): View Micro-Internships where your school was specifically listed as a target school by that organization.   This includes open, in progress and completed projects. This report also shows:
    • Status: Indicates if the project is currently open ("posted"), a student has been selected but project has not been completed ("in progress"), or all students selected have completed the project ("completed").
    • Start/due dates: These are the date the company is hoping to make a Micro-Intern selection and the date the company is hoping for the project to be completed. Please be aware that not all companies wait until the listed start date to make a selection. Some may select their Micro-Intern as soon as they receive a qualified candidate, even if the project has only been posted for a few hours at that point.
    • Applications Count: If this number is low, we recommend quickly connecting with your student-facing colleague(s) to make more students aware of the opportunity. 
    • Total Openings: See how many Micro-Interns the company plans to select.  This may change once the company sees the applicant pool.
    • Total Hired: See how many students have been hired thus far.  If the total number of students hired is less than the total number of openings, the project is likely to still be visible to students unless the company has chosen to no longer accept applications.
  • 'Students Selected' (found under the 'Student Data' tab): See a list of the companies who have worked with your students.  If there are employers there who you do not have contact information for yet, and you want to establish a relationship and make sure they're aware of additional opportunities to recruit your students, reach out to Parker Dewey.  We’re happy to make an introduction.

Not seeing a lot of information in the above reports yet? Promotion of Parker Dewey to your existing employers and alumni is key! Make sure you're completing the recommended steps in our Employer-Facing Parker Dewey+ Partnership Checklist to spread the word and create more Micro-Internship opportunities for your students.

At the links below, access step-by-step instructions for navigating Parker Dewey+ and downloading reports referenced above.

 

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS: NAVIGATING PARKER DEWEY+

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS: DOWNLOADING REPORTS

 

 

Share with Employers in One-On-One Conversations and Presentations

When discussing recruiting options with employers, whether in conversations or overview presentations of recruiting resources at your institution, Parker Dewey+ allows you to easily highlight the range of talent at your institution that are interested in the real-world experience and flexibility that are hallmarks of Micro-Internships.

For more formal presentations, we recommend incorporating this single slide from our Marketing Toolkit, but as a Parker Dewey+ partner, we also encourage you to include additional slides with some information specific to your institution. 

Share the 'User Graduation Date' and 'Student Demographics' data from the Dashboard of your Parker Dewey+ Account to demonstrate the diversity of talent seeking these opportunities. If your students have already done multiple Micro-Internships, you can also share the employer feedback data to emphasize the quality of work completed by your students and recent graduates.

At the links below, access step-by-step instructions for navigating Parker Dewey+ and downloading reports.

 

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS: NAVIGATING PARKER DEWEY+

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS: DOWNLOADING REPORTS

 

 

 

Promote Parker Dewey using school-specific stories

While there is already plenty of ready-to-use employer-facing content in our Marketing Toolkit, as a Parker Dewey+ partner, you have a unique opportunity to highlight school-specific successes when promoting Parker Dewey to your employers. We recommend downloading the 'Selected for Projects' and 'Feedback Report' reports under the 'Student Data' tab to identify companies who may be a good fit for success stories. If you don't already have a point of contact for the employers in the data, reach out to Parker Dewey.  We’re happy to make an introduction.

Use our Parker Dewey interview template to get the information needed to write a story about Micro-Internships from the employer's perspective. Check out our employer success stories if you need inspiration. Make sure to send the resulting story to schools@parkerdewey.com - we love to see and share your success!

 

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS: NAVIGATING PARKER DEWEY+ REPORTS DASHBOARD

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS: DOWNLOADING REPORTS
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