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Save the date!
Pure Michigan Opportunity - WEST COAST is for up-and-coming professionals, recent college alumni, and prospective college grads! Join your peers from Michigan colleges and universities and take some time to explore the best places to live, work and play.
Home to innovative companies, cutting-edge entrepreneurs and hundreds of new job opportunities, Michigan’s West Coast Region has much to offer top-notch talent, including college students.
Join your peers and take some time to explore the best places to live, work and play by attending Pure Michigan Opportunity – WEST COAST on April 13, 2012.
Registration includes bus transportation from Southeast Michigan and East Lansing to and from the event.
Win a new Apple iPad . . .
Register for a drawing for a new Apple iPad (donated by Great Lakes Ford of Muskegon) at the Lake House Waterfront Grille in Muskegon. The drawing will be held at the Kirby House in Grand Haven. You must be present to win.
View the video below to get a glimpse of the Pure Michigan Opportunity - Lakeshore event.
The SHARE (Sharing How Access to Resources Empowers) Network empowers job seekers and other citizens in need of assistance to find all of the local resources they can tap into to become self-sufficient. This network brings together workforce development partners, faith-based organizations, community organizations and business and government agencies.
SHARE Network consists of two components: 1) An online resource directory with hundreds of service providers that offer services at little or no cost and 2) Faith-based access points and community organizations that volunteer to be specially trained by Michigan Works! staff to help job seekers access opportunities through Michigan employment websites (Mitalent.org, Michigan Talent Bank, etc.) and learn about other related resources. Visit here to learn more.
Flagstar to hire 250 workers
More growth in Metro Detroit in the area of financial services. After the big mortgage industry shake-out a few years ago, the field is expanding. Flagstar Bank has leased new space in the Troy Officentre and the company will hire hundreds of people this year. Read more, or to apply, visit here.
Michigan Shifting Gears
Seasoned business professionals looking to shift their skills into new job opportunities have additional opportunities to participate in Michigan Shifting Gears. Registration for the Spring 2012 program (Cohort 10) is now open until April 13.
Michigan Shifting Gears is a career-transition program for seasoned corporate professionals who want to pursue opportunities in business growth sectors where they can leverage their business knowledge and experience in new ways.
To learn if this innovative program is right for you, first watch an informational overview webinar and then take part in a follow-up question and answer session (both required for participation in the program) with one of the Michigan Shifting Gears program facilitators. The webinar is 45 minutes long and is available for viewing at any time by visiting here.
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Recent graduates and college students: Detroit employers are hiring for jobs and internships
“You can impact the outcome of a major American city, like never before,” Dan Gilbert, the founder and chairman of Detroit-based Quicken Loans told 138 college students at the LiveWorkDetroit! Engineering, Technology, and Healthcare event sponsored by Compuware and Quicken Loans on Friday, March 9. Students also heard from Tanya Heidelberg-Yopp, senior vice president of sales operations for Compuware, and Ryan Hoyle, director of global recruiting for GalaxE Solutions.
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The event allowed the graduates an inside look at what it is like to work in one of these growing sectors of Detroit’s economy with presentations by Detroit Medical Center, HP Enterprise Services, Quicken Loans, and the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan. After networking with 20 metro-Detroit employers and touring the city with D:hive, students ended the day hearing from entrepreneurs from Rippld, Clean Emission Fluids, and Challenge Detroit.
Please join us on March 31 from 12pm-7:30pm for the LiveWorkDetroit! Finale, the last event until next fall, to network with hiring employers. Experience firsthand the employment and entrepreneurial opportunities, lofts, museums, arts and cultural centers, and other sights of Detroit. Hear from a panel of social entrepreneurs and young professionals. End the evening with a Detroit Rock Party, featuring The Sights. Registration fee: $10 before 3/21 or $15 after. For more information/registration, visit here.
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MI Veterans are on Facebook - Check out the Facebook page of the Michigan Veterans' Services office. It's filled with information for veterans about available state and federal services, employment assistance, benefits and more. Visit here and click "like."
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD is an anxiety disorder that can occur after experiencing a traumatic event. the most common mental health problems faced by returning troops are posttraumatic stress disorder and depression. Anyone who has gone through an event such as combat can develop PTSD. Visit the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website for more information.
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Kyyba Inc., a fast growing global IT and engineering staffing solutions firm, is currently hiring experienced professionals, as well as recent college graduates, for an array of open positions.
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Established in 1994, Kyyba is proud that clients like Chrysler LLC, TD Bank, Motorola, Mercedes Benz, CSX, Denso, State of Michigan, State of Oregon, State of Georgia, and others, trust their IT and Engineering service needs to Kyyba.
Kyyba offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including: health coverage, vision, dental, life insurance, disability insurance, 401K, paid vacations and paid holidays. Kyyba believes that employees that are happy at work are naturally happier at home. Therefore, Kyyba promotes happiness for all its team members in every aspect and interaction of business. We are committed to creating a winning team, where every employee is a valued member, where individuals are treated with respect and rewarded for their efforts.
MORE OPPORTUNITIES
CNC Programmer / Operator
o Location – Grand Haven, Mich. operations (AIM Industries).
o Requirements – Classes and on the job experience in programming.
o Description – Programming and operation of production and prototype CNC centers, Wire EDM and Robotics as well as operational oversight.
Director - Business Development – West Mich.
TG Manufacturing is an ISO Certified multi-plant manufacturing operation in West Michigan. Its stamping, machining and metal fabrication operations service over 13 industrial sectors throughout North America. The company is seeking an aggressive, professional account director to manage current business contracts, develop new business and coordinate all components of the commercial process. Responsibilities will include: managing customer relationships, commercial duties and development of all existing business, as well as developing and closing new accounts in a variety of industrial sectors and managing contracts.
- Requirements-
- Track record of business development in a manufacturing environment along with a strong network of opportunities (five years).
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Education - BS/BA - Business, Engineering, Other
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TGM is a fast growing company with competitive benefits and a positive and respectful environment.
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Salary – Base: $45,000-$65,000 plus bonus and commission.
Opportunity Spotlight: There are thousands of jobs available in Michigan. Each month the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and the Workforce Development Agency will release a list of in-demand jobs, rapidly hiring employers and key training programs for people in transition. Visit Opportunity Spotlight to view the latest listings.
Employment opportunities for the 'structurally unemployed' in Flint could begin this summer. Read more.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Patent Examiner Open House
If you are a U.S. citizen, have a degree in engineering or science, have experience with intellectual property, and live in or are willing to relocate to the Detroit area, you are invited to attend a career open house for patent examiners with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on March 24, 2012. Learn more.
 Detroit: Intermediate Java Enterprise Development
Join us for the launch of Michigan Shifting Code in Detroit: Intermediate Java Enterprise Development. The cohort will be available on two different schedules, with the first group starting Monday, April 9. The application process is competitive, and there are a limited number of seats available.
Visit here to learn more about participating in this cohort, including the minimum qualification requirements, the training schedules, and to begin the online application process.
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