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Are you a college-educated immigrant or refugee looking to advance your career in Michigan?

The Michigan Skilled Immigrant Integration Program connects professional, college-degreed, internationally-trained job seekers with Michigan-based careers in your profession.

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West Michigan Works! provides workforce development solutions designed to empower job seekers. 

We offer essential services including help with unemployment services, training, career exploration and personalized coaching. Our goal is to prepare job seekers for rewarding careers at businesses seeking skilled talent in high-demand industries.

We are part of the statewide Michigan Works! system, serving job seekers of Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Kent, Montcalm, Muskegon and Ottawa counties.

HIRING EVENTSMulti-Industry hiring events are being held accross our seven-county region

We offer a variety of hiring events to connect you with employers who are hiring now!

Our hiring events include:

  • Employers across a variety of industries.
  • Employers looking for people with a range of skills and experience.
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What's On The West Michigan Hot Jobs List?

What’s On The West Michigan Hot Jobs List? Our Weekly Hot Jobs list has current job opening and hiring event information from across West Michigan!

Features of the Weekly Hot Jobs include:

  • New jobs listed weekly
  • Sign up to get the weekly hot jobs delivered to your inbox every Friday!
  • Organized by industry
  • Sortable by county

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Success StoryMeet Shanti

Shanti always knew she wanted to be a CNA when she grew up. Dissatisfied with her income and hungry to achieve her goals, Shanti worked with GoodSTART WIOA Youth Program to earn her CNA certificate. Now, Shanti works Mission Point in Holland, helping others as a nursing assistant just like she dreamed of as a child.

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