--- title: Benefits of Maine Career Exploration’s Preferred Employer Partner Program description: Blog about why businesses should join the Preferred Partner Program --- [![Maine_Career_Exploration_4C-01-1](https://www.mainecareerexplorationprogram.com/hubfs/Maine_Career_Exploration_4C-01-1.png)](https://www.mainecareerexplorationprogram.com/mcep-landing-page) ![menu](https://f.hubspotusercontent40.net/hubfs/7479797/menu.png) ![close_24px](https://7479797.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/7479797/close_24px.svg) [Contact Us](https://share.hsforms.com/1BOaqf42rTIumwzVXUeICAQnthah) [workforce development](https://www.mainecareerexplorationprogram.com/the-maine-career-exploration-chronicles/tag/workforce-development) # Benefits of Maine Career Exploration’s Preferred Employer Partner Program [Kay Kerina](https://www.mainecareerexplorationprogram.com/the-maine-career-exploration-chronicles/author/kay-kerina) 02 July, 2024 Are you a Maine business looking to grow your workforce? Are you committed to helping the next generation build pathways for success? Then you should consider becoming a Preferred Partner in the Maine Career Exploration Program. **Opportunities to Become a Repeat Employer Host** The Maine Career Exploration Program provides employers the opportunity to find new hires and teach young people the skills they need to succeed in your field. To start, the Maine Career Exploration program will pay up to 75 hours for a young person’s work experience at your company at no cost to you, the employer. By taking it one step further and joining the [Preferred Partner Program](https://40006601.hs-sites.com/employer-onboarding-0-0#Become-a-Preferred-Employer-Partner), Maine Career Exploration will proactively contact you with future opportunities to support additional young people in your workplace. With this, you can help guarantee the future of your industry while having a sustained recruitment pipeline of motivated young people. **Access to the Preferred Partner Media Toolkit** As a Preferred Employer Partner, you will also gain access to an exclusive Preferred Employer Partner Media Toolkit that will help you display this partnership designation on your website or social media. This will allow you to broadcast this partnership to your greater network and more easily show others your earnest dedication towards investing in the future of your industry in Maine. **Learn More or Become a Preferred Employer Partner** For more information, visit the information and onboarding page on our website [here](https://40006601.hs-sites.com/employer-onboarding-0-0#Become-a-Preferred-Employer-Partner). 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