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Intern at The Right Place

As Greater Grand Rapids' leading economic development organization, we specialize in assisting thousands of West Michigan companies. We have three key strategic pillars - People, Place, and Prosperity - where we focus on talent & diversity, community development, business development, and more.

Internship positions are typically available on our Talent/Hello West Michigan, Business Development, Marketing & Communications, Manufacturing Services, and Business Intelligence teams.

Open Positions:

Talent & Diversity Intern

This summer intern will play an active role in The Right Place’s talent and diversity department. They will be responsible for assisting the team with research of colleges/universities, businesses, and community organizations as it relates to talent and diversity.

This internship’s primary project will be to develop a comprehensive matrix of sourcing, recruiting, and retention practices within the region, as well as benchmarking across West Michigan colleges/universities employment and workforce best practices. Additionally, this internship will develop a regional first-destination report of college/universities graduates.

This internship is an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on professional experience working on a variety of research initiatives to understand talent and diversity in West Michigan and impact The Right Place’s overall talent and diversity strategy.

Learn more and apply.

Interning at The Right Place

Elise Rapeyko, our Marketing & Communications Intern for Summer and Fall of 2023, shares her experience of what it was like to intern at The Right Place.

“After working at The Right Place, I have come to realize their people are actively trying to develop the economy here in West Michigan, meaning if you were to relocate here, you are guaranteed to find something you love to do and make money doing what you love to do!”

TanyaFormer Talent Program Intern

“I have found that the company culture is very welcoming. Everyone wants to get to know you, help you out with anything you need, and I really appreciated that as an intern.”

JosieFormer Web & Marketing Intern, Hello West Michigan

“Some advice I'd give for newcomers interning at The Right Place are getting well acquainted with the email and calendar system so that you know what people are doing and when. Also, don't be afraid to ask questions, especially to your supervisors, in case you need direction or an understanding of the process; they can definitely help!”

SyhmingFormer Business Intelligence Intern

Meet our Intern

Mia LaMontagne

Marketing & Communications Intern

Mia is an Advertising & Public Relations student at Grand Valley State University and is graduating in Spring 2025. As the Marketing and Communications intern at The Right Place, Mia assists the marketing team with social media, web content management, email marketing, and public relations.

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