Looking for a job? This is one area where social networking shines in making life a lot easier. Here are 10 sites that will help in the “It’s all about who you know” department.
1. LinkedIn - This is THE social networking site for business and careers. The beauty of LinkedIn is how it takes the old adage of “it’s all about who you know” and organizes your classmates and former colleagues into an easily accessible network. [ Read more ]
How many people can say that they worked in the Antarctic, and witnessed, with their own eyes, the natural phenomenon of aurora australis or Southern Lights?
Raytheon Polar Services Company (RPSC), based in Centennial, CO, is currently hiring contractors to work on the world’s southernmost continent! [ Read more ]
Senior students in the power engineering program at Michigan Technological University (Michigan Tech) have been propelling their careers forward thanks to a creative and unique partnership with engineers at ITC Holdings Corp. (ITC).
ITC is the largest independent electricity transmission company in the country. The company noticed that there is a lack of students choosing power engineering as a career, and Michigan Tech is one of the few universities in the country that offers an energy conversion and power systems program to engineering students. That’s why ITC has supported the growth of students entering the Senior Design Program and has donated a total of $42,750 in the past three years. [ Read more ]
In case you haven’t heard, last week Governor Jennifer Granholm signed into law the most aggressive film industry incentive program in the United States.
As Nev explained in this recent post, the lucrative legislation package includes a number of incentives, including: [ Read more ]
Over 3,000 students and 100 employers participated in the 2007 edition of the Michigan Collegiate Virtual Job Fair (MCVJF), and this year’s fair promises to be even better.
Scheduled for April 14 - 25, the 2008 MCVJF offers students from 25+ Michigan colleges and universities the opportunity to battle it out for a slew of full- and part-time jobs, as well as internships and summer positions. [ Read more ]
Looking to put your teaching degree to work? You’re in luck: Eastern Michigan University is holding a teacher job fair next week.
If you have already completed student teaching or will have completed it by September 1, 2008, you are invited to attend the event, which is scheduled from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16 at the University’s Convocation Center. [ Read more ]
The company made the announcement on April Fool’s Day, but it is no joke — Toyota is establishing a new research center in North America, and it will be located in Ann Arbor.
Dubbed the Toyota Research Institute of North America (TRI-NA), the new facility will focus on advanced research pertaining to sustainable mobility — specifically, energy and environment; safety; and mobility infrastructure. [ Read more ]
RTT USA, Inc. (www.rttusa.com) is a leading 3D animation studio and producer of 3D design software for automotive, aircraft and consumer goods applications.
RTT USA has offices in Pasadena, Calif. and Royal Oak, Mich. Its parent company, Realtime Technology AG, is headquartered in Munich, Germany. It has offices in Stuttgart, Hamburg, Paris, Brussels, Milan, Shanghai and Tokyo. [ Read more ]
Joe Minock is fed up.
As the founder of Accuget.com LLC, a small Web-based business in southeast Michigan, the 26-year-old says it’s time for Michigan to stop paying so much attention to the flailing auto industry and focus its attention instead on entrepreneurs and small business owners like himself. [ Read more ]
It’s not easy being the best. Which is why it is important to recognize excellence when we see it.
That’s exactly what the Michigan Business and Professional Organization aims to do with its West Michigan’s 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For list, which was announced today.
Including the likes of C2AE, Herman Miller and Kendall Electric Inc., West Michigan’s 101 Best & Brightest Companies encompasses an elite group of businesses in industries from automotive to insurance and hospitality to non-profit. [ Read more ]
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