Intern In Michigan was developed in partnership between the Detroit Regional Chamber and West Michigan Strategic Alliance, along with support from Michigan's higher education community. The program is funded by public and private grants. For more information, visit InternInMichigan.com.

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Britany Affolter-Caine, PhDDirector, Intern In MichiganOne Woodward Avenue, Suite 1900Detroit, Michigan 48226(313) 596-0432bcaine@detroitchamber.com

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For employers, finding quality candidates to fill available internships can seem like a daunting task, but with the launch of the Intern In Michigan program, tapping into Michigan's brightest young talent has never been easier!

Intern In Michigan simplifies the recruiting process by connecting Michigan-based employers and college students in a unique online environment. By logging onto InternInMichigan.com, and creating a profile for your organization and listing your internships, you can gain access to the largest pool of college educated talent in the state. The site also provides you with a means to enhance your organization's profile while attracting talent, and building relationships with Michigan's top colleges and universities.

The launch of Intern In Michigan comes at a time when the state faces the challenge of keeping its brightest young talent here in Michigan, and while employers statewide are exploring cost-effective ways to address staffing needs.

Along with providing a convenient medium for students and employers to interact with one another, InternInMichigan.com serves as a one-stop interactive tool promoting the assets of Michigan. It illustrates why living in Michigan is attractive to our young professionals, while also educating employers about the benefits and value of creating comprehensive internship programs.

The success of this program will mean our young educated talent will have

an opportunity to gain valuable work experience in-state that could create a pathway to a life-long career in Michigan. This effort contributes to long-term economic vitality and competitiveness of Michigan by increasing the depth

and experience of its workforce.

Intern In Michigan matches students and employers according to desirable skills, interests and objectives, making it easy and convenient for employers to recruit interns. Once on the site, employers can create a profile by clicking on the blue ‘For Employers’ tab. From there can begin completing employer profile.

Employer Profile PageStart with listing the basics about your organization: a company name and a comprehensive description of who you are and what your organization does. You also will need to identify a primary contact for internship opportunity communications. If there are multiple internship opportunities or multiple internship sites, several different contacts may be listed or one person can serve as the point of contact for all listings.

When completing the profile, some fields are mandatory. Please keep in mind, the more information you complete, the better the system will do at matching your opportunities to students looking for internships. We ask our employers for a Tax ID because our college partners have requested that we take steps to protect students from unwanted solicitations. While we have not made this field mandatory, it helps us to validate you as a legitimate employer and it is one more check in your favor.

Lastly, employers will be asked to create a password. The password provides employers with future access to the site and their profile information. The next step is to follow the prompts and begin posting your internships.

Finding TalentEmployers have the option of allowing interns to directly contact them, or to be proactive in searching for qualified interns. To begin identifying interns that meet your needs, go to the 'search page' and input the data for the type of intern your organization is seeking. For best results, start with only the criteria you deem most important. If you find too many candidate matches, you can easily increase the specificity of your search to get to a manageable level of candidates. Multiple searches can be created and saved under different names to be reused later as the student population in the system changes.

Internships are a great way for employers to address staffing needs

Creating a profile is FREE and easy, for both employers and students

Direct access to thousands of Michigan’s talented college students.

Searchable student profiles featuring resumes

FREE toolkits and support for creating and maintaining an effective internship program (www.detroitchamber.com/toolkits)

Unique opportunity to promote your organization to college graduates

Why Intern In Michigan?

“This Web site is dedicated specifically to helping Michigan college students

find internships.”- WXYZ-TV, 7 Action News,

April 23, 2009

“Looking for young talent? This site should be your first stop.”- Crain’s Detroit Business, April 27, 2009

“Internship-seeking college students now will have access to a broader pool of Michigan employers, thanks to the Intern In Michigan Web site.”- University of Michigan’s Record Online, April 27, 2009

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