Lansing—According to the Michigan Venture Capital Association,
Michigan is now ranked 15th in the nation in terms of venture
capital activity, up from 25th just last year. Michigan saw $232
million in investments made last year, while venture capital investment dropped
10 percent nationally. With more good news, Site Selection magazine named
Michigan the 8th most competitive state for achieving success in job
creation and economic development. Read the full news release from Governor
Snyder’s Office.
Cheers,
Amy Cell
Senior Vice President, Talent Enhancement
Michigan Economic Development Corporation
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 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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. Click here to learn more about
MiVirtualCareerFair, and to pre-register for the event. A list of
participating companies will be available soon.
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.
Michigan
Shifting Gears (MiSG) is a three-month program that helps highly experienced,
educated and talented people undergoing a career transition find new
opportunities with smaller, innovative companies. The purpose of the program is
to help displaced professionals learn new ways to frame their value in the
workplace and develop networks - thus opening new doors to job opportunities,
and allowing Michigan to retain key talent for growing employers.
Sign up
before July to offer an unpaid internship project, and
get great and experienced talent. The internship talent connection is on Thursday,
July 11 from 8 - 9:30 a.m. at regional partner locations (locations TBD),
with internships beginning on July 30. Following the event, companies and
MiSG participants directly connect and work out details and ensure proper
fit.
You can register your
company/project at http://www.mitalent.org/misg-internship-hosts/.
For an overview of how Michigan
Shifting Gears helps top notch talent reframe their skills and experience and
shift into new economy jobs visit http://www.mitalent.org/michigan-shifting-gears-program/.
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Have you connected with your local Michigan Works!
Business Solutions Professional? Do you know you have a local talent
expert who is ready to connect you with an endless supply of talent at
no cost to you?
The
Business Solutions Professionals' (BSP) certification employs a demand-driven
approach and teaches today’s professionals how to play a more significant role
in retaining and creating jobs.
What does a BSP do?
A BSP works with the business to:
•Understand challenges / identify opportunities
•Discover and diagnose problems
•Design solutions that integrate workforce and economic development, education, and government assets to address pressing issues
Who can become a BSP?
Anyone focused on attracting new business, preventing the decline of
current local business and facilitating strategic workforce
partnerships.
The
result: more
jobs created and more jobs retained as well as better collaboration and
understanding.
Now Enrolling Mackinaw City Cohort –
Begins July 24, 2013
Employers in the News
·
Consumers Energy, DTE Energy Make Multi-Billion Dollar Commitments to
Pure Michigan Business Connect
·
Drought:
Metro Detroit Juice Company Growing Rapidly, Expects $1.5 Million in Revenue
·
ACME
Building Materials in Flint Township Offers Free Roofing Repair Material to
Tornado Victims
·
Emerging
from the Great Recession: How Ann Arbor Area Companies Bounced Back
·
Auburn
Hills Ranks No. 5 in Nation for Engineering Jobs
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 Lansing and Detroit.
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Hiring fair: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Workshop begins at 9:00 a.m.
Michigan National Guard Joint Force Headquarters
3411 North Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Lansing, MI 48906
July 16, 2013
9 am to 12 pm
CVS Regional Learning Center
5901 Connor Road
Detroit, MI 48213
For registration questions, please contact hiringourheroes@uschamber.com or call 202-463-5807.
NC is a leader who builds and inspires diverse, open-minded
teams that facilitate client success and prosperity. His goal is to change the
world for the better, while embracing the daily pressures to produce. With an
extensive work history that includes 13 years of shelter management and
low-income housing management, as well as 20 years of staff supervision,
development, motivation and training experience, NC’s legal knowledge and
problem-solving capabilities translate into a successful leadership style, able
to excel with non-profit management, youth development, housing, government
affairs, and higher education. NC received his J.D. from the Cleveland-Marshall
College of Law-Cleveland State University, and a B.A. in Journalism from
Michigan State University. If you would like to learn more about NC, you may contact
the Michigan Economic Development
Corporation.
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