Highlights
Job Helps Teen Look to the Future After a Challenging Past
Most teens probably would not want to spend a big chunk of their summer at the library, but Pajas Erickson enjoys going to the Kalkaska County Library every day because she is there for her first real job.
Northwest Michigan Works! Connects Jobseeker With Professional Job
"This job and my résumé couldn't have matched more perfectly," Sharon Swogger said.
"It was just perfect the way it worked out. They really helped and made my job search much, much easier."
Northwest Michigan Works! Alumnus of the Year Recognized in Lansing
"Without the help from Northwest Michigan Works! I don't know where I would be."
Free Job-Seeking & Career Development Workshops at Northwest Michigan Works!
Michigan Works! of Cadillac, Kalkaska, Manistee, Petoskey, and Traverse City announce their workshop line-up for August.
Jobseeker Thanks Northwest Michigan Works! For Helping Him Land a New Job
Jonathan Leeds attended a job fair and two practice your pitch events offered through Northwest Michigan Works!
Learning Lab Helps Woman Graduate From College
Cindy Hopp came to the Northwest Michigan Works! Adult Education Learning Lab to improve her skills so she could enroll in college over 30 years after she left high school.
Teens Find Summer Forest Service Jobs With Help From Michigan Works!
Nate Solis is part of a summer field service crew that helps the U.S. Forest Service maintain recreation sites along the Manistee and Pine rivers. It's Solis' first real summer job and he got it through the Northwest Michigan Works! Summer Youth Employment program.
9&10 News: Getting a Job or New Career with Makeover and Michigan Works Help
It is one of the most popular New Year's Resolution's each year--to get a job. Three lucky job seekers got a makeover to help them get ready for their search.
Michigan Works! Helps Woman End Three Years of Unemployment
Even though Kay Purdey has two jobs she knows what it's like to be unemployed. She spent three years looking for work after losing her previous manufacturing job.
Kinetic Affect Shares Unique Poetic Message with YouthBuild
A high energy, spoken word poetry performance probably isn't the type of thing most people would expect to see at a substance abuse prevention class.



