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Return North is an annual professional careers fair that matches professional job seekers with employers in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

Nov. 30, 2023: Virtual Career Fair
Online Platform, 3-6 pm

MTEC SmartZone is once again pleased to host our Return North career fair, attracting talent to great companies located across the Upper Peninsula.

Pricing

Register Today!

Are you interested in participating in Return North? Registration for our event will be open soon! Email us for any questions you might have: info@return-north.com.

Attendees

FREE

Are you a job-seeker planning on attending our virtual event? Click below for more information and to register!

Company registration

$225

Company registration is CLOSED as of 11/20

Are you looking for talent for your UP-located company? Register today by clicking the link below.

Leading Sponsor

We love our leading sponsor: Michigan Works! They are a fantastic resource for any and all job seekers in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

 

Companies

Registered Companies

Check out these fantastic UP-based companies looking for talent!

About

About Return North

Since 2017, Return North has become the top professional annual careers 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.

This year, MTEC SmartZone is pleased to have two fantastic partners who are working hard to support this event: Invest UP and Headwaters North SmartZone.

The event began within MTEC SmartZone, located in Houghton County, 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.

logging industry

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 on November 30th!

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

(906) 487-7000

Return North is an annual recruitment event hosted by MTEC SmartZone.

MTEC SmartZone is proud to have two fantastic partners for Return North's 2023 event: Invest UP and Headwaters North SmartZone.

MTEC SmartZone is pleased to once again have Michigan Works as our Leading Sponsor!

MTEC SmartZone programs and services are made possible in part through ongoing support from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.