"Come Home Montana" matches employers with expatriates

Julie Foster hopes to lure people back to Montana with her “Come Home Montana” http://www.comehomemontana.org campaign. It’s her goal to dispel the perception many have that Montana is the land of low wages and a difficult job market.

HELP WANTED: Employers needed to bring home a few thousand Montanan expatriates. Must value technical skills, pay competitive salaries, encourage education. Apply at http://www.comehomemontana.org.

By MICHAEL JAMISON

"Even one job is huge,"said Julie Foster, "because one job leads to two."

Foster is executive director of the Montana Jobs Network and executive director of the Ravalli County Economic Development Authority. She’s also the brainchild and driving force behind a movement called Come Home Montana, a brokerage of sorts seeking to marry job seekers with Montana jobs.

"It’s a nonprofit," she said, with a goal "to bring people back."

In addition, it links to another site – http://www.montana-jobs.net – where she’s gathered some 6,500 resumes and hundreds of job listings.

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