“It’s an easy sell for us because of our facilities, our appearance and our equipment,” Brian says. “We always want to promote that, because we invest in people. And if we invest in our facilities, our appearance and equipment, we’ll also spend time making sure we’re getting the best teammates.” Brian has seen plenty of that investment during his Averitt career. He started almost 35 years ago as a part-time dock associate in Nashville. He then moved to our maintenance team there, putting decals on our trucks and trailers. Brian eventually moved to Memphis and served as a full-time dock associate, city driver and frontline leader. He’s been in his current role for about 17 years. Most of Brian’s referrals come from family and friends who are asking about positions. Brian says he’s “old-school” about the process, as he prefers to talk with potential referrals to see if they would be a good fit. The importance of referrals is also something he stresses to his associates. “I tell them that when we hire somebody, we want to keep them a long time. So you want to recruit somebody that you would like to work with until you’re gone,” he says with a laugh. “We want our associates to recruit people who are more than just fill-ins. We’re looking for people who can grow with us.” Brian adds that referring People Like You is even easier today because of the many types of roles we offer. “We've always been a fantastic company, but our industry is becoming more and more intriguing to people,” he says. “When you find somebody like ‘IT’S AN EASY SELL’ Through the years, Memphis operations manager BRIAN HOPPER has made lots of People Like You referrals. And the reasons he does that are simple.
Referring quality associates leads to growth and future success, according to Memphis operations manager BRIAN HOPPER (left, with recently retired Memphis Service Center Director MIKE MAYNARD ).
that who has interest, you can talk to them about more than just a single role because of all the services we have. Whatever they want to grow into, if they’ve got some spirit about them, we can definitely find a spot for them.” WE NEED PEOPLE LIKE YOU! We need People Like You throughout our network, because finding like-
minded associates helps us stay strong for the future. To learn more about our People Like You referral program – including a list of positions, and how you can earn Red Thinkin’ Rewards points and referral rewards – go to InsideAveritt.com/PeopleLikeYou . T m
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SHOWING THE POWER OF ONE MORE Associates Referring People Like You, Earning Referral Rewards
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!
Corporate associate ALEXA BARRETT
Knoxville city driver (right) LEO LANGLOIS
Dallas preventive maintenance associate (right) ANTHONY JIMENEZ
Houston PortSide associate (left) LUCY VALENCIA
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