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Employer

Michigan Works! Southwest Certified Business Solutions Professionals are here to meet current and future job recruitment demands for a skilled workforce. Michigan Works! Southwest has access to talent in Southwest Michigan and can help you find qualified job applicants that match your unique employment needs. Our goal is to build mutually beneficial relationships to assist in job postings, accepting applications, organizing job fairs, and facilitating on-the-job training. These partnerships allow us to give second chances to in-need applicants, and to help fill positions for qualified job applicants.

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Job Seeker

Michigan Works! Southwest is here to provide the resources you need for your career exploration and job search and supply the motivation to find a job that’s right for you. Michigan Works! Southwest staff meet you where you’re at in your job search; whether you’re unemployed and looking for immediate employment, or underemployed and interested in programs to grow your job skills, Michigan Works! Southwest wants to help you succeed.

We Are:

Customer Centered – Integrity Driven – Dedicated to Excellence – Equity Focused – Collaborators – Innovative Problem Solvers

What We Do:

Prepare a qualified workforce to meet the current and emerging needs of business and industry, through data driven decision making.

How We Will Succeed:

Fostering collaborative partnerships and empowering a compassionate, respectful, and knowledgeable team dedicated to continuous improvement.

Why We Exist:

To create meaningful transformation in the people, businesses, and communities we serve.

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News and Success Stories

Barb Travis Receives Annual Shining Star Award for Michigan Works! Southwest

Michigan Works! Southwest wishes to extend our congratulations to Barb Travis on receiving the Michigan Works! Association Annual Shining Star Award for our Michigan Works! Area! The Michigan Works! Association’s Annual Shining Star Award Celebrates Michigan Works! Agency front line staff who, through dedication and outstanding contributions to workforce development, personifies the Michigan Works! mission. Barb Travis has been Michigan Works! Southwest’s Calhoun County Site Manager since July 1, 2023. Prior to serving in this…

Michigan Works! Southwest’s Policy and Planning Administrator Earns Her Local Labor Market Information User Certification

Congratulations to Amanda Rosenberg, Michigan Works! Southwest’s Planning and Policy Administrator, on receiving her Local Labor Market Information User Certification! Amanda earned this certification through a three-day labor market information (LMI) training developed by the Michigan Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives, which trained her in how to use LMI to transform the experiences of local employers and job seekers through tapping into the power of big data.

Want More from Your Career?

Michigan Works! means more skills, more opportunities and more money! Whether you’re a first-time job seeker, switching careers, looking to gain new skills to advance in your career, a veteran or a justice-involved individual, we can help you find what you’re looking for — our job is to find you the best job! Michigan Works! Southwest’s dedicated staff of professionals are eager to see you succeed in a role that’s right for you! We offer…

Meet Betsy Sanchez, Shining Star for the Month of July!

Betsy is an Employer Resource Network® (ERN) Success Coach. She is detailed, team and customer focused employee, who customers feel safe with, resulting in her ability to form long-lasting relationships with those she serves, which is imperative when addressing barriers to employment. Betsy is a tremendous support to the ERN® success coach team, even while leading a team of coaches and serving seven ERN® employers with hundred of employees, she remains accessible and available to…

Barb Travis Receives Annual Shining Star Award for Michigan Works! Southwest

Michigan Works! Southwest wishes to extend our congratulations to Barb Travis on receiving the Michigan Works! Association Annual Shining Star Award for our Michigan Works! Area! The Michigan Works! Association’s Annual Shining Star Award Celebrates Michigan Works! Agency front line staff who, through dedication and outstanding contributions to workforce development, personifies the Michigan Works! mission. Barb Travis has been Michigan Works! Southwest’s Calhoun County Site Manager since July 1, 2023. Prior to serving in this…

Michigan Works! Southwest’s Policy and Planning Administrator Earns Her Local Labor Market Information User Certification

Congratulations to Amanda Rosenberg, Michigan Works! Southwest’s Planning and Policy Administrator, on receiving her Local Labor Market Information User Certification! Amanda earned this certification through a three-day labor market information (LMI) training developed by the Michigan Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives, which trained her in how to use LMI to transform the experiences of local employers and job seekers through tapping into the power of big data.

Want More from Your Career?

Michigan Works! means more skills, more opportunities and more money! Whether you’re a first-time job seeker, switching careers, looking to gain new skills to advance in your career, a veteran or a justice-involved individual, we can help you find what you’re looking for — our job is to find you the best job! Michigan Works! Southwest’s dedicated staff of professionals are eager to see you succeed in a role that’s right for you! We offer…

Meet Betsy Sanchez, Shining Star for the Month of July!

Betsy is an Employer Resource Network® (ERN) Success Coach. She is detailed, team and customer focused employee, who customers feel safe with, resulting in her ability to form long-lasting relationships with those she serves, which is imperative when addressing barriers to employment. Betsy is a tremendous support to the ERN® success coach team, even while leading a team of coaches and serving seven ERN® employers with hundred of employees, she remains accessible and available to…

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