University of Michigan Resources
The Business Engagement Center
The Business Engagement Center is a front door to the University of Michigan for businesses and industry. The Center is here to help pinpoint the right person, the right place, or the right solution to address your unique needs.
- Connect to world-class research expertise.
- Recruit exceptional students in all disciplines.
- Gain access to innovation and technology.
- Utilize state-of-the-art facilities and resources.
- Educate your workforce.
- Experience the Michigan Difference.
U-M Center for the Education of Women
The Center for the Education of Women assists many hundreds of women and men each year, as they make decisions about their futures. The comprehensive counseling program supports exploration of educational and career interests within the context of relationships and life circumstances. Professionally trained counselors work within a developmental framework to help women and men consider their options, make informed choices, and both define and resolve problems, while focusing on issues of achieving balance between work and family responsibilities.
Center for Entreprenuership
The Center for Entrepreneurship (CFE) is a Michigan Engineering venture that empowers students, faculty staff and alumni to pursue entrepreneurial achievements that improve people’s lives, drive the economy and help innovators bridge the gap between inventors and venture capitalists. Specifically:
- We help alums that have started their own companies connect to our students to provide employment opportunities
- We facilitate alums/students mentoring opportunities, alum mentoring for small companies, and open up the possibility to alums to invest or partner with students/small companies
- We provide free, on-site information and assistance for alums
- We organize entrepreneurial get-together with alums (such an early spring alum reception at Google)
Alumni Career Services- Ross School of Business
Our alumni career services website provides the tools, resources and network to help you make good decisions related to your career and execute effective career searches. Wherever you are in the career search process, this website can help with any of the following situations:
- Planning a career switch in the coming year
- Currently in the process of a career switch
- Happy in your current role but interested in staying current
State Resources
Ann Arbor SPARK
Ann Arbor SPARK is an organization that offers programs, resources and support to innovation-based business in Ann Arbor, Michigan, be it a start-up or a large organization looking for opportunities to expand. SPARK’s business and career services include:
- Business accelerator for start-ups
- Pre-seed capital fund
- Michigan innovation equipment depot
- Career events and job postings
- Career change boot camps
- Wet lab incubator
- Business attraction and retention services
National Resources
- Career Journal
The Wall Street Journal’s site devoted to managing your career provides excellent articles on a diversity of career topics
- National Career Development Association
Many helpful resources including industry and occupation specific information
- Economic Development Directory
This site includes 81 directories of selected economic development agencies, economic development consultants and economic development associations worldwide. Only Web sites with significant economic development information and data are listed.
Career Articles
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Building Your Professional Network
SMART Job Search Strategies: Tips for managing stress
Staying Sane During a Job Search
Tips for Getting Past First Base With an Employer
The NBA Secrets of Bounce-Back Ability
Develop Your Professional Identity
