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Cornerstone Alliance & Kinexus Link Arms for Dual Career Initiative

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In a day and age when seemingly every potential hire you make is contingent on the ability of a partner or spouse to also acquire gainful employment in relatively close proximity, it will be rewarding for job seekers and job providers to know that Cornerstone Alliance and Kinexus are keenly aware and prepared to help.

Cornerstone Alliance and Kinexus have announced a new recruiting initiative that will work with partners and spouses of newly hired talent seeking employment in Southwest Michigan. The two organizations have formed a joint role that will connect such individuals with prospective employers in the networks of both Kinexus and Cornerstone Alliance throughout Michigan’s Great Southwest.

Christina Frank, Director of Investor Relations at Cornerstone Alliance says, “This is an opportunity for both Cornerstone Alliance and Kinexus to help connect spouses and partners searching for a position.” She adds, “Many times, the employment needs of a spouse or partner can be the difference between accepting and rejecting an offer. This Dual Career Initiative will help these individuals connect with businesses to start the process.”

Dan Peat is Senior Director of Business at Kinexus. He notes, “Who better to address this challenge than Cornerstone Alliance and Kinexus together.” Peat adds, “We are taking a proactive role in not only identifying opportunities for the dual career families locating in our region, but we’re also making sure the backgrounds and skills of the candidates are a good match for the company’s culture and productivity. It’s really a win-win situation for the candidate and the employer.”

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This initiative was identified as an opportunity from the Michigan’s Great Southwest Strategic Leadership Council, an organization created in 2013 by local business leaders, government officials and educators to enhance the services, education and economic growth in Berrien County. Kim Thompson is Executive Director of that council. She points out, “Collaboration is at the forefront of successful community efforts, and we believe this undertaking is a great example of organizations working towards a shared goal.”

This new partnership will find success through coordination with a series of local companies including, employment agencies, the First Choice Program, the Southwest Michigan Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), and many others who work to support existing businesses in expanding and staying in Southwest Michigan.

The Dual Career Initiative is slated to kick off January 1, 2018. Applications for the Dual Career Initiative Talent Coordinator are currently being accepted. Interested candidates, can click the link below for a job description and the application process.

Here’s the link: http://cstonealliance.org/open-positions/

Cornerstone Alliance is a non-profit, investor-governed economic development organization primarily focused on increasing employment opportunities, private sector capital investments and the local tax base in Michigan’s Great Southwest; with specialized business services offered in economically distressed areas. For more information, you can visit www.GoMichigan.com, “like” them on Facebook, follow along on Twitter.

Kinexus, meanwhile, is an organization that invests its time and resources into creating integrated solutions for business, workforce, and community challenges to promote economic vitality in the Southwest Michigan region. For more information, you can visit www.Kinexus.org, follow on Twitter @KinexusGroup or “like” them on Facebook @KinexusGroup.

The leadership council is comprised of 90+ leaders across Berrien County representing a variety of sectors (government, education, nonprofit and business) to help move the community to top tier in terms of services, education and economic growth. The overall goal is to make Michigan’s Great Southwest a vibrant and prosperous region to live, work, invest, grow, play and retire for everyone. For more information, visit www.drivegreatness.org.