West Michigan Intern Connect is a summer program of events and resources for young professionals. Designed to teach area interns about West Michigan’s lifestyle and abundant economic opportunities, and to help interns make the most of your summer internship experience.

• Meet interns from other companies. Because you can always have more friends.
• Learn about employers in the area. Because establishing a network is important.
• Tackle career transitions as a young professional. Because #adulting is hard.

Wondering how to get your interns there? Since Intern Connect is during the workday, companies can make it a part of their intern program and a requirement to attend.

Included in your interns’ registration:

• Half-day professional development conference on Wednesday, June 25.
• Summer Start-Up Guide, available upon registration.
• Intern Inform eNewsletter, our weekly newsletter created by interns, for interns highlighting community events and providing insight into common themes, questions, and relevant topics.
• West Michigan Intern of the Summer Contest (coincides with National Intern Day, July 31).
• Opportunities to attend Company Connect Series Events throughout the summer.

Company registration is open and there are  a few options for registration this year:

1. Group Registration – you tell us how many interns you have, their names, and boom they’re registered! We’ll send you an invoice and share the event details with you and your interns. Connect with Kayleen Van Gelder, with our event partner, Destination Consultants at kayleenvg@destinationconsultants.com for more information. Or, download and complete this Intern Connect 2025 Blank Registration Sheet and email it to Kayleen. This option is great if you have 10 or more interns!
2. Registration Code – you tell us how many interns you have. We send you a code to share with your interns, interns register themselves, we invoice you for the number of codes used to register. Connect with Rachel Gray to receive your unique company code.
3. Singular registration – we provide you materials to promote the event to your interns encouraging them to invest in the event and approve the time away from their desks. Interns self-register. Connect with Rachel Gray for flyers and additional resources for your interns.

Stay tuned for more details, the link to register, and 2025 sponsorship opportunities.