The flip side of retaining talent is creating relevant
marketing campaigns to attract new talent into the state.
In a global economy, we need to increasingly market to
global talent. Contact Singapore and I Am Young Detroit
are two current campaigns designed to attract global talent
to work, invest, and live in Singapore and Detroit
respectively. A key component of Detroit’s revitalization
involves attracting talent from across the nation. As part
of this effort, the Wayne State’s Detroit Fellows Program
will recruit and develop up to 25 outstanding mid-level
candidates in the nonprofit and economic development
spheres to relocate to Detroit for two years of grant-funded
professional work. Also contributing to the strategy
is I Am Young Detroit, a blog that profiles the city’s young
up-and-comers and growing entrepreneurial ecosystem.