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NOVO 1, a premier provider of quality customer services, is
looking to hire 100 Customer Service Representatives at their Highland Park
location. The ideal candidate will possess the following skills:
- Excellent communication, problem solving, listening, and
interpersonal skills.
- Self-motivated, able to work with limited supervision, take
ownership of every situation, and follow through to full resolution.
- Minimum one year previous customer service experience
required and/or 2 years call center experience required.
- And other skills as required.
To apply, or to learn more about the position description,
visit the Michigan
Talent Connect website.
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Looking for a job in Michigan? Pure Michigan Talent Connect – a
collaborative effort of the State of Michigan’s Workforce Development Agency
(WDA) and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation – is your launch pad
for new jobs, careers and talent. The site is an online marketplace connecting
Michigan’s job seekers and employers.
Here is a roundup of several hot jobs featured on Mitalent.org.
Tech Analyst –
Scheduling
Mahindra Technologies Services Inc., Troy
Territory Sales
Representative
Grainger, Grand Rapids
Senior Project
Engineer
Geometric Areas, Inc., Troy
Project Manager
Computech Corporation, Lansing
Machinist/Assembler,
2nd Shift
Electro-Ops Technology, Traverse City
Quality
Inspector
P & F Systems, Auburn Hills
Mechanical
Engineer Automotive
Globaledge Technologies, Inc., Saginaw
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When setting up or editing your account on Pure Michigan
Talent Connect, there is an area for you to demonstrate your Top Skills,
a total of 5 different boxes, each containing space for up to 150 characters.
To ensure your skills are being matched with top employers, take note of the
following tips:
- Enter keywords that employers can search to locate your
profile
- Create a word document to ensure spell check of your top
skills, as well as a character count
- Log on often, within every 90 days to remain viewable by
employers
- When initially searching for employers, conduct a
broad-based search, then refine the search if necessary.
To create an account or update your current information, log
on to the Pure Michigan Talent Connect
website today.
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Looking for a challenging,
in-demand job in Michigan? Looking for an innovative way to connect to great
Michigan companies and business leaders across the state for job opportunities?
Business in Michigan is thriving, and MiVirtualCareerFair is the State of Michigan’s
hottest new way to find exciting jobs.
At six MiVirtualCareerFair
events so far in 2012 and 2013, more than 7,000 jobseekers have connected to
over 70 Michigan employers looking to find talent. The next MiVirtualCareerFair
event is scheduled for Wednesday, June 26 from 10am to 4pm.
MiVirtualCareerFair is an
online career event where job seekers and employers can interact in a live, 3-D
virtual environment. Register for MiVirtualCareerFair to connect to top
Michigan employers in a variety of industries.
MiVirtualCareerFair provides
the opportunity for:
- Live
conversations between recruiters and candidates via instant chat and/or
webcam.
- Uploading
and submission of candidate resumes for various job listings.
- Interaction
with fellow attendees in the Networking Lounge.
- Viewing
informational videos in the Auditorium.
- Integration
with Facebook, Twitter & LinkedIn: search for connections and update
your status within the event
For an overview of
MiVirtualCareerFair, watch this brief informational video. To learn
more about MiVirtualCareerFair, and to pre-register for the event, visit here. A list of participating companies will
be available soon.
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Amy
Cell, Senior Vice President of Talent Enhancement at the Michigan Economic
Development Corporation, gives an in-depth interview on career development tips
in a recent WWJ Technology Report with Matt Roush. Cell covers topics such as
networking, cover letters, resume advice, how to make age less of an issue and
more. To read the entire interview, visit here.
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In March of 2011, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's National
Chamber Foundation launched Hiring
Our Heroes, a nationwide initiative to help veterans and military spouses
find meaningful employment. Hiring Our Heroes has hosted more than 365 hiring
fairs around the country and helped more than 14,100 veterans find jobs.
The organization expanded their efforts in 2012 with a goal of
hosting hiring fairs in 400 communities, the establishment of a stand-alone
program for military spouses, and a sustained campaign to enlist commitments
from the small business community to hire veterans and military spouses by the
end of 2014.
Hiring
Our Heroes is coming to the following Michigan communities in 2013. Note
additional cities/dates.
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Michigan
Shifting Gears is a career-transition program for seasoned mid- and late-career
professional talent going through, or preparing to go through, a career
transition scenario. Whether currently unemployed and struggling in their
career search, preparing to change careers, looking to reinvent themselves, or
starting from scratch developing a relevant professional network, this program
can provide game-changing value through an experience unique to each individual
participant. In its fourth year, this program is seeing consistent results, and
the lives of the participants - as well as their mindsets and strategies for a
successful career transition - are changing.
There's still time to register for the Michigan Shifting Gears
Summer 2013 session which begins Tuesday, June 18 and ends September 18. In order to
register, you must first view an informational webinar. The
webinar provides a program overview and the opportunity ask questions.
Upon completion, you’ll receive a link to register online. To view the full webinar
schedule, visit here.
IMPORTANT DATES:
- Discounted
registration ($550) deadline: Midnight Monday, June 3
- Final
registration ($575) deadline: Midnight Friday, June 7 (deadline will NOT
be extended)
Payment plans are available.
MEDC underwrites the balance of the cost to help the state retain and
retool top talent to meet the needs of Michigan’s small businesses and
entrepreneurs.
Watch clips of the
graduation of Cohort 12 and hear their stories here. To learn more about the program, visit here.
FUTURE COHORTS IN 2013
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With
several Michigan Talent Connect Training sessions scheduled in the near future,
why should a job seeker attend? Read previous attendee comments:
“I
thought the presenters brought some great tips involved with posting jobs.”
“We
could ask questions and get instant feedback.”
“It was
interactive—the presenters welcomed questions/concerns throughout.”
“The
discussion was focused on improving the candidate’s visibility on the MI Talent
website to help potential hiring managers find candidates.”
“Very
personable trainers with genuine efforts to help job seekers and employers
alike.”
**The next Talent Connect Training session is scheduled
for June 14 in Grand Rapids. To learn more about this and other career fairs, check
out the Career Event page for
details.
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