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MEDC (Michigan Economic Development Corp) sponsored the IGVC competition because we are deeply committed to developing the tech talent pipeline for Michigan. Doing this will support employer growth, individual growth, and overall growth for Michigan communities across the state. As part of that initiative, we launched the “You Can in Michigan” initiative in late 2023 to provide resources to students and job seekers that are considering Michigan for their next career move. Whether you are located in Michigan now, or anywhere else, there is great information about industries, employers, job opportunities, internships, and information about the many regions across the state for living.

1. www.TheMichiganLife.org – The Michigan Life platform provides a great overview of Major Industries, Major Employers, a Cost of Living Calculator in case you are moving from another state, a Quiz in case you’d like to figure out where in the state you’d like to live, and great information about the different regions of the state, and lots about all the fun things to do in Michigan when you’re not working (your 5-9 time).

2. www.MichiganCareerPortal.org – the Michigan Career Portal is the largest job board platform of Michigan job openings currently available. You will need to create an account (just your first and last name, email, a password, city state and zipcode, and whether you are a student or a job seeker). At that point you have access to look at all open jobs. Upload your resume to the portal, turn on Match Resume, and the system analyzes your education, skills and experience to recommend jobs that are a good fit for you. Then use filters to narrow down a target location, industry, or even company. When you click Apply Now on a job posting you’ll be directed to the employer website to actually apply for the job. Over 140,000 job opportunities are open in the state (4000 are in engineering).

Insider Tip for the IGVC students. Take your time reading the job postings carefully and analyzing what you have on your resume. Make updates for soft and hard skills that employers are looking for that you might have overlooked on your resume initially. Then update your resume and add the new one to the Portal to use for the Match Resume process. This will increase the quality of the jobs to your skill set, AND will increase your likelihood of getting through the employer applicant tracking systems! It takes more time to do this….but will greatly increase your chances of getting to the interview stage. Also, be sure to turn on Email alerts after you’d done all your tweaking so new job postings will get sent to your email inbox.