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Want a Midlife Career Change? 
Need Experience?

Try a Midternship™ ... An Intership at Midlife


The Midlife Job Seeker's Dilemma
People who want to change careers at midlife face an almost insurmountable wall. Employers may play it safe by focusing almost exclusively on direct prior experience. Midlife workers with highly transferable skills often discover that they cannot get an interview — much less the job.

Try a SHiFT Midternship
Midternship is a pilot program developed by SHiFT and supported by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) to help people at midlife gain hands-on work experience in a new career field. Think of it as an internship for those 50 years of age or older. An opportunity to try out a new career.

How Midternships Create Winning Scenarios
The SHiFT Midternship program creates winning scenarios for midlife workers, employers, and the state of Minnesota.
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  • Workers at midlife gain on-the-job documented experience in a new career.
  • Employers gain valuable temporary help from a qualified pool of experienced, motivated, and skilled workers.
  • Once inside an organization, Midterns may also become candidates for fulltime employment.
  • Hiring a Midtern fulltime gives employers a low risk option to consider long term staffing choices.
  • The Midternship program is an innovative way to retrain and retain some of Minnesota's most skilled and experienced workers.
Ready to Get Started?
Are you over 50 years of age?  Focused on what you want to do next?  Willing to forego a paycheck for three months in exchange for valuable experience in a new field?  If so, a SHiFT Midternship may be right for you.  Visit the FAQ page for more information. 

First Phase Is Complete
The first phase of the Midternships is now complete.  We're accepting no new candidates.  Stay tuned for further developments.


A Midternship Success Story
At age 61, James Price used the SHiFT Midternship program to transport his skill set to a new opportunity.

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