Job Seekers

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Employers

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Great Lakes Bay Michigan Works! is more than a spare pair of hands to post jobs and sort resumes. We are the pulse of the job market! We directly impact the success and growth of employers throughout Bay, Gratiot, Isabella, Midland and Saginaw counties and assure that the labor force in each of these counties meets employer needs.

Build Your Talent Pipeline

Mark your calendars for Oct. 30, 2019 and commit to being a sponsor or exhibitor for this massive career exploration experience at SVSU Ryder Center. We expect as many as 10,000 8-12 graders, their teachers and counselors from an 11-county area. Talk to your BST!

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Compete NOW for Going PRO training funds. Applications due Oct 1.

Great Lakes Bay Michigan Works! was awarded nearly $2.2 million to fund training for 51 employers in the region in 2018 through this fund. If you’d like to learn how your company can compete for training funds, we’d like to help.

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News

Employers WOW Students at Inaugural MiCareerQuest Middle Michigan

Current News, Issue 9

They arrived by the bus loads over a six-hour time period… climbed on machinery…pounded nails…talked cyber-security with state troopers…spray painted in virtual reality…drew blood…performed agility exercises in full firefighter gear…rode to the ceiling of SVSU’s...

2020 Going Pro Talent Fund

Current News, Issue 8

Great Lakes Bay Michigan Works! Officially Launching 2020 Going Pro Talent Fund Grant Application Process Since 2014, Great Lakes Bay Michigan Works! has helped more than 100 employers in five counties win millions in training grants. More than 6,000 workers have...

MILLION

saved by employers using our services

MILLION

in competitive grants we helped 51 employers obtain for training

JOB POSTINGS

we helped employers fill in 2017

Get inspired by success!

Patrick Tagget, Northern Concrete Pipe, Inc.

"With the help of Great Lakes Bay Michigan Works!, we were awarded an STTF grant in 2018 to help train 33 employees at a special program only offered in Tennessee. This training was vital to us meeting industry demands and enabled our people to network with the best in the business, growing their knowledge and technical expertise."

Heather Newport, MTW

“Great Lakes Bay Michigan Works! has been such a great resource for us in the last few years! With the help of our BST representative, we have been able to employ and retain some great local talent. Our BST rep is responsive and helpful with any requests and offers suggestions on how we can utilize Michigan Works! resources.”

Steve Myers, Mobile Medical Response

"Faced with 25 open paramedic positions and no qualified candidates on file, we turned to Great Lakes Bay Michigan Works! for help. The result was an accelerated emergency medical technician (EMT)-to-paramedic training program that pays students to train. A model for success, the program was nominated for the 2017 Michigan Works Association Impact Award."

Brian Sheets, Avalon & Tahoe

"Going Pro funds have helped us increase sales 79% and employ 100 more people in our community. Over the last 3-4 years, these training funds have empowered us with the extra tools, training, and strategic planning required to lead our company to new levels.”

Marcia H.

"I had never given a PowerPoint presentation at a job interview before. The staff at Great Lakes Bay Michigan Works! helped me practice, gave me feedback, and I went into the interview feeling great. I got the job!"

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For a look at in-demand careers in the region through 2020, click here.