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December 2022
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If you’re looking for in-person support to help you on your job seeking journey, check out your local Michigan Works! Service Center, a proud partner of the American Job Center.
Local service centers offer a variety of resources including resume assistance, interview coaching, job search guidance, training opportunities, and for certain qualified individuals, assistance paying for job-related costs. Representatives at your local service center can also enroll you in any support programs you may qualify for.
Find your local Michigan Works! Service Center at MichiganWorks.org or by calling 1-800-285-WORKS.
Michigan Reconnect offers Michiganders 25 years or older with a high school diploma a low-cost path to a college education.
The program pays the remaining balance of in-district tuition and mandatory fees after other state and federal financial aid have been applied. Students who attend out of-district community colleges will receive a large tuition discount.
If you’ve been thinking about starting or returning to college to prepare for a secure and rewarding career, now’s the time. Go to Michigan.gov/Reconnect for more information.
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 Discover New Career Options During Career Exploration & Awareness Month
Are you looking for help in making informed career decisions? Are you curious about employment, training and educational opportunities available in Michigan?
December is Career Exploration & Awareness Month and a great time to tap into available resources to develop your career pathway.
Check out all the resources available to you to conduct career exploration by visiting MiTalent.org/career-exploration. There you’ll find links to reports highlighting in-demand careers in Michigan and access to Pathfinder, the state’s free career exploration tool. Pathfinder helps you make informed choices about your educational and career options – and allows you to create an individualized career roadmap!
Celebrate this month-long effort to shine a spotlight on career exploration and awareness by discovering pathways!
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Pure Michigan Talent Connect (MiTalent.org) is the state labor exchange system that serves to connect job seekers with Michigan employers. To ensure the best experience for job seekers, all employer accounts undergo a comprehensive approval process. This ensures there are fewer incidents of fraud and that the job postings you see are from legitimate employers.
Other than current job openings, you’ll also find career events and resources to help you find your next opportunity. Or, create a FREE job seeker account to access even more resources. Just head to MiTalent.org to get started.
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The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) is actively hiring for several positions – these are jobs that support Michiganders!
Current opportunities include Analysts, Departmental Specialists, Rehabilitation Counselors and more!
If you're passionate about supporting our state's residents and businesses, explore State of Michigan job openings today!
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Scholarships for the Google Career Certificates are still available, and the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity’s Office of Employment and Training is excited to help bring these scholarships to our state.
The Google Career Certificate program can help you get on the fast track to a competitively paid job in a high-growth field. You don’t need relevant experience or a degree to complete this flexible, online job training. Just put the skills, passion, and ambition you already have to work.
- Explore what the program has to offer at grow.google/certificates. Learn more about how the Google Career Certificates work to put you on the path to in-demand jobs.
- Learn how you can earn a Google Career Certificate for free by contacting your local Michigan Works! office at MichiganWorks.org.
Designed by Google, this self-paced, online training program can prepare you for careers in the high-growth fields of project management, user experience (UX) design, data analytics, and IT support.
And with less than 10 hours spent studying a week, you can be prepped for a new career in under six months. Once you graduate from the Google Career Certificate program, you can connect directly with over 150 top U.S. employers to jump-start your job search.
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One of the biggest barriers for people looking to rejoin the workforce is the cost of child care. If that's the case for you, Tri-Share can help!
Through MI Tri-Share, the cost of an employee's child care is shared equally among the employer, the employee and the State of Michigan — a three-way split — with coordination being provided regionally by a MI Tri-Share facilitator hub.
The average Michigander spends about $1,100 a month in child care. When enrolled in this program, they can pay a third of that, allowing parents to get back to work knowing that their kids are safe, cared for and have the opportunity to succeed.
Tri-Share, which began about 18 months ago, has expanded to cover 59 Michigan counties and the city of Detroit. For more information about the program, including eligibility requirements, please go to Michigan.gov/TriShare.
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Did you know you can receive personalized vocational rehabilitation services to help you meeting your employment goals through the Bureau of Services for Blind Persons (BSBP) and Michigan Rehabilitation Services (MRS)?
You can also opt-in to receive important information from BSBP and MRS when you create an account on Pure Michigan Talent Connect.
Persons with disabilities can also use the Pure Michigan Talent Connect Advanced Job Search feature to identify opportunities that interest you. Visit MiTalent.org, begin an Advanced Search, and be sure to select the People with Disabilities option under Job Characteristics.
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