Yoopers are Getting Hired through Application Drives
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You may have seen our roving RV around the Upper Peninsula more than usual lately. No, we aren’t taking an extended summer vacation. It’s been acting as our rolling billboard at our recent application drives. What’s an application drive, you ask? Sit back, relax, and let us explain.
U.P. Michigan Works! to Host Going PRO Talent Fund Information Session – A TV 6 Interview
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On Wednesday, September 8, Tim Hyde, Workforce Services Manager with Upper Peninsula Michigan Works!, joined Alyssa Jawor from TV 6 to discuss the upcoming virtual Going PRO Information Session.
Meet UP Michigan Works’ Newest Workforce Services Manager
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Now is a good time to start a new career in the Upper Peninsula. Just ask Mari Schupp, Michigan Works’ newest Workforce Services Manager. She’ll tell you, “Yes! Don’t wait; do it now.”
UP Business Owners Struggle to Fill Thousands of Jobs
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Upper Michigan businesses are facing a new challenge with looser coronavirus restrictions and the summer tourism months just weeks away. Many are now having a hard time finding employees.
Upper Peninsula Smartzones Partner Together to Host Return North Professional Careers Fair
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MTEC SmartZone, Innovate Marquette SmartZone, and Sault Ste. Marie Economic Development Corporation are gearing up to host the fifth annual Return North Professional Careers Fair. Return North, presented by TriMedia Environmental & Engineering, is aimed at attracting alumni, former residents and friends of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan back to the region.
How to Attract Talent in the UP
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The issue is that the people who should be seeing their job posting aren’t seeing their job posting. This can be a simple fix. Check out some of the ways we suggest that employers advertise their open positions below.
Students encouraged to explore education and career pathways during Career and Technical Education Month
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With more than 529,000 Michigan job openings projected annually through the year 2028, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joins the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) and the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) to proclaim February as Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month.
Michigan Dept. of Transportation On-the-Job Training
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Get ready to win with the Michigan Dept. of Transportation’s On-the-Job training program! Are you looking for a pathway to experience and job opportunities? Look no further.
Will Slouching Lose You a Job?
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Posture isn’t the only non-verbal communication you should focus on, though. In this post, we’ll go over the dos and don’ts of body language in a professional interview.
Getting Back into the Workforce
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Upper Peninsula Michigan Works’ Tim Hyde sat down with Elizabeth from TV 6 to discuss what job seekers need to know when returning to the workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic.