As the economy continues to struggle, Community Ties has not lost sight of the importance of offering jobs and internships to high school students and young adults in their local communities. In fact, Community Ties is so dedicated to helping form connections between professionals and young adults that we have sponsored a contest to do just that.

This winter, two winning students and two businesses have been selected as the Community Ties Sponsored Internships.

Cassie Gerdt, a student at Northern Michigan University, has been placed with the U.P. Catholic Newspaper. She is excited to begin her journalism career right here in Marquette County.

Darian Ahtonen, a student at Ishpeming High School, has been placed with Globe Printing Specialties, Inc. This is an unique opportunity for Darian.

Although social networking sites such as Facebook are commonly associated with entertainment, Community Ties is helping show Marquette County that social networking- when done in a
professional manner- is also a great way to find jobs as well as employees. There are still a great number of students looking for jobs and businesses looking for interns. If you are interested in finding an internship or intern, visit Community Ties and see if you can help make another student’s dream job a reality.