Re-Employment Services

www.NWMichWorks.org

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Locations

Northwest Michigan Works! serves the 10-county region of Northwest Michigan through 5 Service Centers. Cadillac:

Monday through Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Kalkaska: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Manistee: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Petoskey: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Traverse City: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

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Resource Rooms

Located in every Service Center

Job seekers can: Post a résumé to the Michigan Talent Bank Search the Internet for job postings Create and print a professional résumé Research careers Use copy and fax machines View the job board

Staff is available to assist and answer questions

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Michigan Talent Bank

Search job postings by key word, employer, or location

Post a résumé to be viewed by employers

Create cover letters

Email résumés directly to employers on the Talent Bank

Create a Job Scout and get automatic email alerts of jobs that match your criteria

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Workshops

Workshops are offered at each Service Center and include: Job Search Strategies Career Planning Skills Identification Career Action Plan Résumé Development Interviewing Skills

Check out the calendar at the front desk for more information

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Universal Access

Northwest Michigan Works! core services are available to everyone

Specialized staff is available for specific groups of job seekers Agricultural Employment Specialists (AES) work

with Migrant and Seasonal Farm Workers Veteran Service Representatives work with those

who have served in the military Youth Advisors work with both in and out-of-school

youth ages 16-21 Michigan Rehabilitation Services (MRS) for persons

with disabilities

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Learning Labs

Located in every Service Center

No cost

GED preparation & High School completion

English-as-a-Second Language

Improve reading, writing, math, computer skills, and more

Prepare for postsecondary education7

Michigan National Career Readiness Certificate (MI NCRC)

Verifies to employers that you have essential employability skills

Assessment in 3 skill areas: Applied Mathematics- applying mathematical reasoning

to work-related problems Locating information- using information from such

materials as diagrams, floor plans, tables, forms, graphs, and charts

Reading for Information- comprehending work-related reading materials

Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Platinum Certificate

Fee – see staff in Resource Room to sign up8

Additional Services

Career Counselor One-on-One assistance with career planning, job

search, résumé, interviewing, and acquiring new skills

Training (No Worker Left Behind) On-the-Job Training Short-term Occupational Training College Degree Programs

Eligibility Requirements apply9

Service Sequence

Resource Room Orientation Video Talent Bank, Internet Job Search, Job Board, Talent Bank Basics Video

Workshops

Eligibility for Additional Services

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Best of Luck in your Job Search!

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