
MiCareerQuest South is not your typical career fair. In fact, it is not a career fair at all. It is a career exploration experience for thousands of high school students across our region. This year, you can be part of launching MiCareerQuest South for our region in a virtual setting. We are focusing on in-demand jobs that will be showcased through interactive and engaging virtual employer booths. These career booths will provide students with videos, presentations, FAQ’s and much more! During this one-day live virtual experience, students can have conversations with working professionals from a multitude of companies in our region.
Ready to find your future?

Who Should Attend?
- Employers seeking to showcase career opportunities to students through virtual booths
- Students who want to learn more about careers in our region
- Job seekers engaged with Michigan Works! Southeast
How to Get Started
Determine your level of involvement
How would your organization like to be involved? As an employer you can exhibit a career to students using a virtual booth. You can sponsor our event and receive recognition through marketing and during the event. You can also do both to maximize your presence at MiCareerQuest South.
Register to demonstrate your occupation
Follow the registration links on this page to sign-up as an exhibitor or sponsor. As an exhibitor, you will be able to create your own personalized space to showcase careers to students. As a sponsor, we will provide you with a list of all benefits included with your level of sponsorship. Don't worry, we are here to help! Contact our Communications Specialist, Nathaniel Osborne at nosborne@mwse.org, for guidance.
View sponsorship opportunitiesDesign an Interactive Exhibit
Students will browse through the exhibit hall in our virtual platform to view your career booths. We are asking that employers create the most engaging virtual booth experience for students. Content for booths include, but are not limited to, pre-recorded videos, presentations, hyperlinks to additional websites, FAQs, and much more! Upload the content in your booth to showcase the most in-demand careers to students in our region!
Learn how to set up your boothAttend MiCareerQuest South
Attend MiCareerQuest South on April 22, 2021. Students will arrive and browse the virtual lobby from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. They will have the opportunity to view your career booths and live instant message you and other employers about careers they are interested in.
View Event FlyerFrequently Asked Questions
You will have a great opportunity to encourage thousands of students to consider pursuing the needed jobs in your industry – and to play an important role in preparing our youth for viable careers, shaping our region’s future workforce. Also, you and your team can identify students that might be a good fit for internships, job shadowing and more.
Sponsorships enable our organization to host this virtual event with the platform presented. Your sponsorships will allow a multitude of employers the opportunity to showcase careers to thousands of students in our region. Click the link Exhibitor and Sponsor link above to choose your sponsorship level.
There is no registration fee to be an exhibitor. These are the working professionals that will engage students with their interactive booths and share career expertise and advice. They will help design and implement the various job-related demonstrations featuring tools and equipment of their occupations. Enthusiasm for what you do is an important qualification for this role.
- Company profile
- Contact information
- Links to Company Website, Social Media Pages, Career Sites, etc.
- Video Vignettes (if desired)
- Upload docs and presentations
Yes. Employer’s can instant message chat with students during the virtual event. Employers can do group chat as well as private chat with job seekers.
After you complete the registration form for an exhibit at MiCareerQuest South you will be connected with one of our booth development team members. Our team will help guide you through the process of setting up your virtual booth for students and career searchers from our region. In the virtual booths we are looking for you to provide information, insights and general knowledge of the careers you desire to showcase. We want our attendees to gain knowledge on the opportunities available to them and help them create a decision for employment in their future. Booths can include, but are not limited to, pre-recorded videos, demonstrations, presentations, FAQs, hyperlinks to additional information, and interactive tasks.
After you complete the registration as a student or job seeker you will receive a confirmation email and calendar invite for MiCareerQuest South. During registration you provided an email and password to register as an attendee. It is important you remember this information to log-in to the event on April 22! When you open the site on April 22, it will require you to provide this email and password, once completed you will enter MiCareerQuest South. Information will be provided in the event you lose or forget this log-in information.
The platform in which we are hosting MiCareerQuest South is compatible on all devices. This includes mobile friendly version of the event allowing you to engage on-the-go. You do not need to download or invest anytime in learning a new software. The event will mimic the dynamics of a physical environment, making it easy to navigate around.
The platform will be available for you to browse for one month after the live-day on April 22, 2021. The only day you will be able to live-chat employers is on April 22, 2021. When the one-month free browse ends, follow this webpage for any additional questions or information.
During the event, save documents from employers in your own virtual briefcase that you can review later. Also, take the opportunity to live chat employers during the event. If you missed any of those opportunities, follow the hosts website at mwse.org/micareerquest to find more information about employers at our event.
Careers Showcased
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2021 Exhibitors

Advanced Manufacturing
2. GSHA Quality Services
3. Toyoda Gosei
4. Alro Steel
5. Asahi Kasei Plastics North America, Inc.
6. Orbitform
7. Lomar Machine & Tool Company
8. Michigan Automotive Compressor, Inc

Construction
2. Master Craft Floors
3. Operating Engineers Local 324
4. Toledo Electrical JATC
5. M.L. Chartier
6. Washtenaw County Road Commission
7. Give ‘Em A Brake Safety
8. Michigan Society of Professional Surveyors

Health Sciences
2. Jackson Area Career Center
3. UMRC & Porter Hills
4. Elara Caring
5. MiraMed Global Services
6. Hillsdale Hospital
7. Henry Ford Allegiance Health

In-Demand Careers
2. Washtenaw Community College
3. Universal Technical Institute
4. Diverse Staffing
5. PepsiCo
6. MotorCity Casino
7. Express Employment Professionals Ann Arbor
8. Cutting Edge Computers Inc.
9. Michigan Army National Guard
Thank You Sponsors!








