3,700 Employers Linked Into Lansing-Area Jobs Network

For more than a year, Michigan State University (MSU) and member's of the Lansing area's technology-based community have been working hard to connect students with Mid-Michigan jobs. To further this effort, MSU recently opened its career services Web site to alumni.

Now MSU alumni can get on MySpartanCareer.com and access the more than 3,700 employers who are trying to fill jobs. MySpartanCareer.com was launched last fall in an effort to link students with jobs and internships.

“The air of collaboration is incredible right now because everyone’s at the table looking out for what’s best for the area,” says John Hill with the MSU Alumni Association.

Keeping jobs and talent in the area will help the area thrive, he adds. The City of Lansing and the Capital Area IT Council have been instrumental in getting students invested in the area. The two collaborated on the Linking Lansing & U program, which introduces college students to jobs, internships and the Downtown lifestyle.

Hill says more collaborative efforts are on the way. There’s been some talk of creating virtual career fairs that can be accessed by alumni who have moved out of Michigan.

“It gives us another promotional vehicle to let alumni know about a job opportunity and say, ‘You can come back home,’” Hill says.

Source: John Hill, MSU Alumni Association

Ivy Hughes, development news editor, can be reached here.