Early-career hiring is harder and riskier than ever. It doesn’t need to be.
Resumes and interviews can’t show you how a candidate actually performs. Real, paid projects can, so you have real evidence when it's time to decide who moves forward.
Find Your Path,
Launch Your Career
Real Companies. Real Projects. Real Experience.
With Parker Dewey’s flexible, paid Micro-Internships, you can explore opportunities, gain valuable experience, demonstrate your skills in the field, and build relationships — all on your schedule.
Find your perfect professional fit. Because hands-on experience speaks louder than resume buzzwords.
How Parker Dewey Outperforms Traditional Hiring
3,000+ Schools and Programs
providing access to students from colleges, universities, and post-secondary institutions nationwide.
80% Cost Savings
achieved compared to traditional campus recruiting, with an average cost-per-hire of $600.
70% Faster Hiring
with most projects filled within days, compared to the 36-day average traditional hiring methods take to fill a role.
14+ Candidate Insights
into skills, motivations, potential, and performance to help you make better hiring decisions.
Trusted by Teams Across Industries
Traditional Hiring
- Not enough applicants → Limited brand visibility means top talent never discovers your opportunities.
- Too many applicants → An overwhelming flood of resumes makes it hard to identify the best candidates.
- ATS creates roadblocks → Automated filters screen out promising candidates before they're even considered.
- Slow, expensive process → Outreach, screening, and interviews consume budget and your team's time.
- No access to critical candidate data → Lack of tools to track metrics and progress means you’re constantly left guessing.
Parker Dewey's Approach
- Expand your reach → Connect with motivated candidates nationwide, even those outside your usual pipeline.
- Better matches, less noise → Skip the resume pile and identify candidates who have the skills you're looking for.
- See candidates in action → Evaluate talent based on their work, not just keywords or automated filters.
- Faster, more cost-effective hiring → Quickly engage early-career professionals through one fully-managed platform.
- Data-driven analytics for employers → Access insights that help you every step of the way, from selection to engagement to hire.
Case Study: Increasing Employer Brand Awareness and Building a Talent Pipeline
Trane Technologies expanded its hiring pipeline beyond traditional recruiting channels by leveraging Micro-Internships to access, assess, and hire motivated early-career talent.
The Challenge
Trane Technologies needed to expand its early-career hiring pipeline beyond traditional channels. With 500 annual early-career hires, they sought a way to engage more candidates, build brand awareness, and assess skills beyond the traditional hiring playbook.
The Solution
By leveraging 25+ Micro-Internships, Trane Technologies accessed a broader, more diverse talent pool while getting valuable project support. Candidates worked on real-world projects like competitive research, candidate sourcing, and campus ambassador roles.
The Results
Trane converted Micro-Interns into full-time hires, turning brand awareness into placements. The program saved a week's worth of time per project and led to multiple hires from previously untapped universities.
🚀 25+ Micro-Internships
Completed, leading to full-time hires.
⏳ 1 Week Saved per Project
Freeing up employees for higher-priority work.
🎯 Strengthened Recruiting
Led to hires from previously untapped universities.

