Find, Engage, and Hire Early-Career Talent

    Assess skills and potential through real, paid work—before making a long-term hire.

    Micro-Internships are short-term, paid, professional projects (typically 10-40 hours) that allow companies to assess and engage early-career talent before making a long-term hiring decision.

    These projects involve work similar to what you'd give an intern or entry-level hire—without requiring sensitive data access.

    Discover the Parker Dewey Platform

    Parker Dewey connects you with candidates through real-world work and powerful candidate intelligence. Easily scale your internship program, strengthen your talent pipeline, and improve full-time conversion rates—all while creating a more inclusive hiring process.

    🚀 Parker Dewey

    A recruiting and hiring platform that allows employers to engage with emerging talent through Micro-Internships.

    Comprehensive Candidate Profiles – View short-answer responses, resumes, and real work samples to get a full picture of each candidate.

    Broad Talent Pool – Connect with a wide and varied range of students and grads from 5,900+ post-secondary programs

    Real-Work Assessments – Go beyond just AI keywords and evaluate career-launchers through short-term, paid professional projects.

    Ready-to-Use Project Templates – Get started quickly with 300+ customizable templates.

    📊 Parker Dewey+

    Parker Dewey+ expands the core Parker Dewey platform by giving your team advanced insights and analytics tools to hire smarter.

    Candidate Analytics – Quickly filter candidates by skills, location, and education to find the best fit faster.

    Performance Analytics – Evaluate your hiring trends across schools, locations, and demographics to optimize your outreach.

    Hiring Manager Feedback – Collect structured feedback to help your team make more informed, effective hiring decisions.

    Seamless Data Export – Easily transfer information into your ATS or other systems.

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    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.

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    Real-World Results

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    Learn how Smith+Nephew, a medical technology company, has leveraged the Parker Dewey platform to knock down barriers between their recruiting team and the untapped talents of a diverse candidate pool.

    70%

    Lower cost-per-hire

    900+

    Candidates engaged

     

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    How Parker Dewey Works

    Trane Technologies, a leader in the HVAC industry, aimed to expand their reach beyond traditional target schools and connect with a broader, more diverse pool of early-career talent.
    The Parker Dewey team worked with Trane to outline their project needs, focusing on specific skills they wanted to assess through Micro-Internships. Trane also aimed to attract candidates from a wide range of schools and expand talent reach beyond their usual target institutions.
    Once the projects were posted, the applications started coming in. The Trane reviewed profiles and selected candidates who not only met their criteria but also brought fresh perspectives from schools outside their typical reach.
    Trane collaborated with their hired Micro-Interns, providing guidance and monitoring progress. This process allowed them to efficiently manage remote work while evaluating the candidates' skills and fit within the company.
    During the projects, Trane continuously assessed the performance of the Micro-Interns. This evaluation process enabled them to identify top talent with potential for long-term roles, ultimately informing their hiring decisions and diversifying their talent pipeline.

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