As part of her role, Houston transportation sales specialist SONJA BALLENGER sees lots of people who work for competitors in our industry. And with 19 years of Averitt experience, she’s developed a keen eye for who will make a good Averitt teammate. Sonja has had four People Like You referrals get hired by Averitt, with possibly one more in the near future. One of the first things Sonja looks for in people is that they care about their image. “Everyone doesn’t have the uniforms that we have,” Sonja explains. “So if you come across a driver who takes it upon himself to look neat, you can see he cares. If he cares about his uniform, he’s going to care about his vehicle. And if he cares about his vehicle, he’s going to care about his customers’ products.” People who want to get referred by Sonja must also have a strong work ethic. “I don’t want to put myself out there and have someone show up who’s not performing at the level I know they can,” Sonja says. “I’ve had family members or friends come up to me and say, ‘My kid needs a job.’ I recently went through that, but I thought, ‘This is not going to be a good fit for us.’ I want to help. That’s what I like to do. But I have to be able to help bring on the right people.” One of Sonja’s referrals was fellow Houston transportation sales specialist LACENIA CALLOWAY . Sonja could easily tell that Lacenia was a Houston Teammate Active In Referring People Like You ‘I LOOK FOR SOLID PEOPLE’
Houston transportation sales specialist SONJA BALLENGER (left, pictured with Service Center Director DEXTER MCMILLER) has had four People Like You referrals hired by Averitt.
prime People Like You candidate. “When I saw her and her energy, I thought, ‘She’s gonna be great,’” Sonja recalls. “She got it. When you have people of the same interests and who are like-minded, it makes the team flow better. Averitt is a solid company, and I look for solid people.” Sonja’s preferred referral tool is our InsideAveritt.com form. She also keeps some referral cards on hand because they feature helpful information she can share with potential teammates. “You just want to bring people in who can adapt to our culture,” she says. “I want people to see what I see and feel what I feel with Averitt.” Thank you, Sonja, for keeping our culture strong for the future! We appreciate your People Like You referral efforts, as well as those of associates throughout our network. To learn more about our People Like You program, including a list of open positions and information about how you can earn referral rewards, visit InsideAveritt.com/PeopleLikeYou . T m
People Like You are very important for our future success, because you know others who would be a great fit for our culture. These associates earned referral rewards after their referrals were hired to the Averitt team! SHOWING THE POWER OF ONE MORE Associates Referring People Like You, Earning Referral Rewards
Dallas dock associate GABRIEL CARRANZA
Charlotte city driver KEITH FERGUSON
Miami preventive maintenance associate YAMIL GONZALEZ
Corporate associate AMANDA VIGEANT
Region 1 Vice President of Sales RANDY MARTIN
Atlanta East CDL-A qualified dock associate CLIFF RICHARDSON
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