West Michigan Intern Connect is a professional development conference designed to help you 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.

Intern Connect Conference on Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Session Topics:

• Next Move, Best Move: A Strategic Approach to Lasting Career Decisions with best-selling author, Kimberly Brown
• Unlocking the Power of LinkedIn: Mastering Brand Building for Success with networking guru, Dwight Bowman
• Employer Swag Showdown & Networking
• The Intern Effect: Stories of Career Growth and Opportunity

Bonus! With your intern’s registration, they will unlock access to additional resources so support their professional development all summer long.

• • Intern Start Up Guide: printable guide to give interns during onboarding providing an overview of the region and summer events
  • Intern Inform Newsletter: written by interns, for interns. This weekly e-newsletter is filled with additional insights form our conference speakers, professional events around the region, and more.
  • Intern of the Summer Contest: Interns can self-nominate to be West Michigan’s Intern of the Summer. The winner will be recognized with a prize package on National Intern Day, July 27.

Contact Jessica Kuster, Program Manager at kusterj@hellowestmichigan.com if you have any questions.

Company Registration – We have a few options for registration this year.  Since Intern Connect is during the workday, companies can make it a part of their intern program and a requirement to attend.

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 our Program Manager, Jessica Kuster, at kusterj@hellowestmichigan.com for more information. Or, complete this Group Registration Form and email it to Jessica Kuster.
2. Discount Code Registration – you tell us how many interns you have and how much of the ticket price you want to cover. We send you a discount code to share with your interns, interns register themselves, we invoice you for the number of codes used to register. Connect with Jessica Kuster 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 Jessica Kuster for flyers and additional resources for your interns.