January 27, 2022
Timothy Young - A Hyster-Yale Recruitment Success Story
Submitted by Sherry Jones, manager communications, strategy, and planning, Hyster-Yale Group
Every year East Carolina University provides opportunities and events, such as mock interviews, for students to help prepare them for careers following graduation. Sometimes those events turn into job offers. That’s what happened with Timothy Young earlier this year.
Timothy, who had graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration, Management Information Systems, participated in a mock-interview event sponsored by ECU. There he met with Dania Jamileh, Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor with Hyster-Yale Group. Hyster-Yale Group is a global manufacturer of forklifts, with its Americas division headquarters located in Greenville.
The Connection
The two quickly established a rapport during the interview. Dania was impressed with Timothy’s energetic and dynamic personality. “He asked great questions and seemed genuinely interested in our industry. My first impression of Timothy was I could be talking with a future HYG employee. Sometimes you just have an instinct that a candidate is a right fit for your Company,” said Dania.
During the interview session, Timothy, who is from Pennsylvania, expressed an interest in moving up North and his willingness to relocate for work. Those comments made Dania realize Timothy could be a good fit for potential opportunities in multiple locations of the global company, including Cleveland, Ohio, the company’s home office.
Following the mock interview, Timothy and Dania connected on LinkedIn, one of the platforms Dania uses to regularly stay in touch with potential candidates. Throughout the next several months, Timothy reached out occasionally regarding job opportunities and Dania continued to make note of the skills she saw in Timothy – problem solving, critical thinking and taking initiative, skills she looks for when recruiting.
Persistence Pays Off
Then in August an IT Internal Auditor position opened in Cleveland and Dania immediately thought of Timothy, and the interest he had expressed in possibly relocating. She reached out to him via LinkedIn and suggested he apply for the position. Timothy completed his application and then went through the HYG hiring and interview process. The hiring Manager and IT team saw the same qualifications Dania had recognized and offered Tim the position in August. Timothy began working remotely while living in Greenville and is looking forward to moving to Cleveland at some point after the first of the year.
“I’m so excited about this opportunity,” says Timothy. “Hyster-Yale is a great company and I am already learning so much. I can’t wait to see what the future holds.”
“This is an excellent example of how opportunities like mock interviews can connect students to employers,” says Dania. Dania further advise others who are going through the mock interview process to treat like a real interview, take the time to prepare for the discussions and work to make a connection. “You never know what a conversation can do for your career,” she says.
Does your company have internship opportunities for our future leaders? As a COB student, do you need assistance with finding internship opportunities? Contact Melissa Parks – parksr19@ecu.edu – at the Cunanan Center for Professional Success.
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