Host a Micro-Internship
What is Parker Dewey?
Parker Dewey is the leading experiential recruiting platform that helps you connect with early-career talent as they explore professional opportunities via Micro-Internships. These short-term, professional projects help you and your hiring managers access, engage, and assess candidates on the skills that matter most to your organization, whether for full-time roles, summer internships or ongoing project opportunities.
Parker Dewey’s nationwide Micro-Internship network helps you build a diverse talent pipeline that’s inclusive, accessible and exactly how today’s college students want to learn about career opportunities available to them: through hands-on, paid, professional projects working with your existing team.
You can also select to offer your micro-internship opportunity locally by including the colleges you would like the role offered to. Select Minnesota State University, Mankato to recruit Mavericks and help keep talent here in the Greater Mankato area!
Why You Should Host a Mirco-Internship
- 80% of Micro-Internships have been completed by students from underrepresented backgrounds
- Over 98% of Micro-Internships are completed satisfactorily
- Over 700 colleges/universities and nonprofit organizations have partnered with Parker Dewey (and counting)
- 96% of those who complete Micro-Internships are employed upon graduation (compared to 55% of all recent college grads)
- 98% of those who complete Micro-Internships stay in their jobs for one year or more (compared to 45% of all recent grads)

Learn more or get Started with offering micro-internships with Parker Dewey!
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Want to learn more about Micro-internships?
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Attend an upcoming CDC-hosted overview session August 22 or September 4
- Attend one of Parker Dewey’s monthly Overviews For Employers
- Sign up for a time to meet with a Parker Dewey representative
- Sign up for a time to meet with a Career Development Center staff member
