Employer

A Northwest Michigan Works! Business Services Team member is an employer's first point of contact with the Michigan Works! system. The Business Services Team provides the following services, and more:
 

Assistance developing and posting job openings on Pure Michigan Talent Connect

• We can help you attract talent by making your job posting stand out from the rest!

• Need help navigating Pure Michigan Talent Connect? We can help!

Employee recruitment, screening, and referral

• Our Team can help you develop a viable list of candidates!

• Job seekers visit us every day! We can make sure they are aware of your open positions!

• Participate in Job Fairs, Employer of the Day, and other local hiring events!

Workforce training and skills upgrading

• We have connections to local training providers to upskill your current workforce!

• Want to 'try before you buy'? Ask about On-the-Job training!

• We offer the G.R.O.W. (Getting Ready for Opportunities at Work) soft skills Workplace Excellence Series!

Connection to local Apprenticeship Success Coordinator

• Want to develop an apprenticeship training program? We can help!

• We can help you register your apprenticeship program with the U.S. Department of Labor!

​Access to Industry 4.0 resources, grants, and partner organizations

• Have a need to purchase new i4.0 technology for your manufacturing business? Check out the Industry 4.0 Technology Implementation Grant.

• Want to stay up to speed on the latest available technology and be connected to other manufacturers already implementing the tech for the future check out the free Automation Alley Essential Membership.

• Want to see where you can improve your internal processes and learn how technology might be able to help. Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center can give you a free assessment.

• Want to see i4.0 technology in action and see how you can implement it on your manufacturing floor, check out Northwestern Michigan College's Learning Lab.

Information related to local Business Resource Networks

• Having trouble retaining your employees? Ask us how you can be part of a Business Resource Network.

• Offer your employees a hand up to community resources!

Connection to services provided by Small Business Development Center, APEX Accelerator (formerly PTAC), the Global Trade Alliance of Northern Michigan, and other economic development partners.