ECONOMY
GIGS
People are talking
with the
A Month of Hiring the
Cunninghams Would Love!
ur barometer of employer demand, the GIGS department is a regional composite of
companies and industries with job openings. March may be a watershed month: Michigan
officially has achieved a monthly net gain of job creation for the first time in nearly 20 quar-
ters. Between the number of sectors hiring and the myriad job fairs, it seems like Happy Days
are here again! Where's the Fonz?
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ACCOUNTING/FINANCE
Plante & Moran has multiple job open-
ings, including accounting and tax review
professionals, auditors, administrative as-
sistants, financial report processors, proj-
ect managers, supply chain management
consultants and financial planners for various
locations across Southeast Michigan.
(plantemoran.com )
Johnson Controls in Plymouth is seeking
a Regional Operations Controller for multiple
plant locations. Candidates should have five
or more years' experience, as well as experi-
ence in the auto industry. (johnsoncontrols.
corn)
Detroit-based Quicken Loans has sev-
eral dozen current job openings, including
mortgage banker, .NET developers, accounts
payable, business analysts, closing processor,
data analyst, associate corporate counsel and
director of team relationships. (quickenloans.
corn)
AUTOMOTIVE/ENGINEERING
Mold Masters Company in Lapeer has
new business launching soon and is seeking
people with injection mold experience in the
automotive industry to fill open positions.
(mmasters.org )
Al23 Systems in Livonia currently has
engineering and production openings at
its Ann Arbor, Romulus and Novi locations.
(al 23systems.com)
Magna E-Car in Auburn Hills is looking for
"all varieties of engineers — powertrain, elec-
trical, thermal, vehicle integration, validation
and battery experts, as well as chemists and
testing technicians." (magna.com )
Bingham Farms-based Arrow Strategies
has launched a new engineering division
and is currently looking to fill 50 engineering
jobs. The company is looking for mechanical,
design, industrial, electrical and integration
engineers. (a rrowstrategies.com )
HEALTH CARE
Several area health care organizations
are recruiting for physician assistants/nurse
practitioners, including Concentra (concen-
tra.com) in Sterling Heights, Barbara Ann
Karmanos Cancer Institute (karmanos.org )
in Detroit, St. John Health System
(stjohnprovidence.org ) in Novi and the
Henry Ford Health System
(henryfordhealth.org ) in Detroit.
The United States Department of Veter-
ans Affairs in Detroit is hiring several physi-
cians, including a board-certified critical care
or pulmonary/critical care specialist, a chief of
the emergency department, a hospitalist and
a nocturnist. (va.gov )
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
General Electric's new Advanced Manu-
facturing and Software Technology Center in
Van Buren Township is hiring an average of
two IT people a day.The company has nearly
150 openings in Michigan, the majority of
them for IT professionals at its Van Buren
Township center. (ge.com )
IBM is seeking several IT professionals in
Metro Detroit, including an IT architect, Pega
consultant, a senior IT architect and an IBM
information/interactive architect. (ibm.com )
LLamasoft Inc. in Ann Arbor is seeking
a .NET software application developer. The
ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree
or higher in computer science or other tech-
nical field, be a Microsoft-certified developer,
and demonstrate fluency in implementing
.NET desktop applications using C# and/or
VB.NET. (Ilamasoft.com )
LEGAL
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan in
Detroit is seeking an attorney with working
knowledge of Michigan HMO statute/law and
general managed care law. (bcbsm.com )
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ITC Holdings Corporation, an indepen-
dent electricity transmission company in
Novi, is seeking an attorney to lead the legal
department's corporate and securities prac-
tice group. (itctransco.com )
Thomson Reuters is hiring attorneys for
legal process outsourcing company Pangea3,
which will open a center in Ann Arbor in
March. The company is currently recruiting
for full-time and temporary, experienced
contract attorneys to staff the new facility.
(thomson reuters.com )
Ally Financial in Detroit is seeking a legal
invoice processor to manage invoice entry
into e-billing system. (ally.com)
LIFE SCIENCE
University of Michigan in Ann Arbor is
seeking a research laboratory specialist lead
to design, develop and execute studies of
nanoemulsion-based adjuvant vaccines in a
team environment. (umich.edu )
Esperion Therapeutics in Plymouth is
seeking a biologist to design and conduct ex-
periments to study novel targets and mecha-
nisms in cell-based models of inflammation
and cardiovascular disease. (esperion.com )
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ei- the past 12 years Steve & Rocky's
has continued to win the favor of the locals and
the food critics alike for their award-winning
food and service, all served at everyday prices.
MEDIA/MARKETING/SALES
Crain Communications in Detroit is mov-
ing forward with a $3.6 million expansion of
its AutoWeek.com website that is expected
to create 50 new jobs — 25 by the end of
the first quarter of 2011 Some positions are
already posted: audience development man-
ager, e-mail specialist, marketing coordinator,
online events specialist, planning director of
online data and research, product informa-
tion specialist, Web developer, Web technol-
ogy manager and Web/graphic design intern.
(crain.com )
Google announced it will be adding
more than 6,000 jobs nationwide, including
in its Ann Arbor sales office as well as in its
automotive office in Birmingham. Current job
postings include opportunities in account
management, sales strategy and operations,
and technical operation; multiple people
will be hired for each position. (google.com/
corporate).
NONPROFIT
The Community House (communityhouse.
corn) in Birmingham is seeking a president and
CEO. The ideal candidate will have nonprofit
management work experience and be able
to generate community and financial support.
Five years of executive management experi-
ence with a BS in pre-law, business, public
administration or nonprofit management
preferred. Letters and resumes should go to
humanresources@communityhouse.com .
The Community Foundation for
Southeast Michigan (cfsem.org ) is seeking a
communications associate with a bachelor's
and three to five years related experience
in communications with extensive writing,
proofreading and copyediting skills. E-mail
cover letter and resume to Diana Greig at
dgreig@cfsem.org .
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EVENTS
March 7: Jewish B2B Net-
working Group. 5:30 p.m. at the
Embassy Suites Hotel in Southfield.
March 9: Detroit Career Fair.
11 a.m.- 2 p.m. at the Holiday Inn
in Southgate. More information
online at detroit.localhires.com/
job_fairs.
March 10: Networking for IT
pros with DetroitNet.org . 5-8
p.m. at the Black Finn in Royal Oak.
March 25: Michigan Colle-
giate Job Fair. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the
Burton Manor Banquet and Confer-
ence Center in Livonia. Call (734)
487-0400 for more information.
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Monday Friday 11am 4pm • Saturday Noon 4pm
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