LANSING – Job seekers and Michigan employers can connect with each other through a State-sponsored virtual career fair February 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. MiVirtualCareerFairs, a tool of Pure Michigan Talent Connect.

?There are more than 65,000 jobs currently available in various industries on the Pure Michigan Talent Connect website,? said Joe Quick, MEDC Manager of Talent Programs. ?More than 1,600 job seekers participated in the November 2013 MIVirtualCareerFair, and we are excited to announce that we have four events scheduled in 2014.?

With 33 employers exhibiting during the February 26 event, this MiVirtualCareerFair will be the largest to date. Additional virtual career fairs are scheduled for May 21, August 27 and November 12. Since the first MiVirtualCareerFair event in February 2012, more than 105 unique employers and more than 12,500 job seekers have been connected through the state sponsored events.

At MiVirtualCareerFairs, each exhibiting employer has a customizable booth that includes links to job postings, company profiles, employee benefits, and employer contact information. During the virtual events, job seekers can communicate one-on-one with company representatives, submit their resume and explore dozens of Michigan job openings. All job openings posted during the events are accessible to participants for 30 days after event completion. Post-event, employers receive in-depth analytics including candidate resumes, applications, chat transcripts, and booth visit data.

With assistance from the Michigan Works! System and event partner Capital Area Michigan Works!, the Feb. 26 MiVirtualCareerFair will feature the following employers:

AIS Construction Equipment

Automatic Spring Products Corporation

Auto Owners Insurance Co.

Brose

CDI Corporation

Cintas Corporation

Computech Corporation

Custom Profile

Dart Container Corporation

DENSO Manufacturing Michigan, Inc.

The Detroit Institute for Children

Dialogue Marketing

Diversified Precision Products

D�rr Systems, Inc.

Exotic Automation & Supply

Express Employment Professionals

Hillshire Brands

i2Integration

Ingenuity IEQ

Lansing Community College

Modis

North American Bancard

Odawa Casino Resort

Oscar W. Larson Company

Proper Tooling

Reliance One, Inc.

Royal Technologies

State of Michigan

Stout Systems

TechSmith Corporation

Trilogy Health Services, LCC

TruGreen

Unique Systems Designs

Participation is free for job seekers. Registration information can be found at MITalent.Org