Find your way home.
Return North is an annual career fair that matches professional job seekers with employers in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
Thanks for a great event. See you next year!
MTEC SmartZone is pleased to host our Return North career fair, attracting mid-career talent to great companies located across the Upper Peninsula.
Our last event took place November 14, 2024
About
About Return North
Since 2017, Return North has become the top annual career fair for matching job seekers with the right employers located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Through the Return North event, candidates and local companies have an opportunity to meet in an organic, mutually beneficial environment, and communicate freely with each other.
For our 2024 event on November 14, MTEC SmartZone was pleased to have two fantastic partners who are working hard to support this event: UP Michigan Works! and Michigan Tech!
The event began as an initiative to attract talented professionals to local high-tech startups. However, its recruitment potential and widespread community interest have developed the event into the only U.P. wide, talent recruiting event.
Return North offers a path towards revitalizing the workforce & working opportunities in the Upper Peninsula, boasting a healthy, continuously growing list of more than 40+ impactful Northern Michigan companies (with notably increased interest generated from its success every year). Return North continues welcome feedback as the event evolves to meet job seeker and employer needs, and continues to serve as a key player in talent attraction and retention here in the Yoop.
Programming
What are you looking for?
Transport, finance, engineering, enterprise management, healthcare, technology, manufacturing, entrepreneurism, & more!
Full-time
Are you looking for a change? The right work/life balance?
Remote
Perhaps you want to live UP here but work remotely. Who’s hiring?
Start your own Business!
Perhaps you’ve always been interested in starting your own business? We can help.
Relocate
Relocation Wave to Rural America
This wave of relocation and desire to return home doesn’t come as a surprise. Those who stumble upon our corner of the Midwest quickly find that the unique culture of the U.P. embraces a positive work-life balance, fosters a strong connection within our communities, celebrates our connection to nature, and welcomes rapid innovation. What’s even more enticing is the combination of abundant opportunities intertwined within the foundation of the Upper Peninsula built by those who’ve already found success by planting their roots. Of course, rapid development and an ever changing digital landscape bring about specific challenges of their own, but rest assured that through our digital careers fair, Return North, you will find your new home.
How
Recruiters:
How It Works
Register
Let us know if you’d like to attend the Virtual session by clicking on the link above!
Get in the System
Once you are registered with Return North, we will create an online account for the virtual session and begin promoting your business through social media and other marketing efforts.
Prepare and Execute!
Help us help you by providing us with marketing assets, what jobs you are looking to fill, and more. Additionally, begin to prepare your team for the event. Return North will help provide engagement opportunities – it’s up to you to execute!
Don’t just take our word for it:
“I accomplished more in an hour, in a parking lot with [a hotspot connection], than I had for a month sitting in front of my computer trying to do online job searching”
-Luke C., Job-seeker and now resident of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Return North is an annual recruitment event hosted by MTEC SmartZone.
Michigan Tech has offered to help us by facilitating the virtual portion of our fair. A special thanks goes out to the fantastic team at Career Services at MTU!
MTEC SmartZone is pleased to once again have Michigan Works as our Leading Sponsor!