APSU's Career Services hosts first Enterprise Signing Day
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. 鈥 Austin Peay State University鈥檚 Office of Career Services hosted the first Enterprise Signing Day, Aug. 15. At the Signing Day event, several recent APSU graduates signed commitment letters to accept full-time employment with Enterprise Holdings.
At the inaugural Signing Day event, Enterprise recognized these eight recent APSU graduates as Enterprise employees:
- Cameron Busby
- Sadaija Chestnut
- Juan Escobales
- Shaquan Gooden
- Dontavious Fort
- Airamis Hargrove
- Theron Hodges
- Lloyd Tubman
Through its regional subsidiaries, Enterprise Holdings owns and operates the Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car brands. The Enterprise Holdings Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Enterprise Holdings, continued its support as a valued corporate partner of Career Services with a $4,500 donation earlier this summer. The Enterprise Holdings Foundation makes an annual donation to support Career Services in its goal to increase student success and job opportunities for students and alumni.
Bethany Beaty, talent acquisition manager at Enterprise Holdings, spoke during the event about the caliber of employees she recruits from APSU.
鈥淭he students that we get from Austin Peay definitely stand out, whether it鈥檚 through our management trainee program or our intern program,鈥 Beaty said. 鈥淲e know that whenever we get a student from Austin Peay, they are going to go above and beyond and really do everything that we ask them to do.鈥
Dr. Amanda Walker, director of Career Services, commended Enterprise for the support they offer APSU students at all stages of the hiring process.
鈥淥ne of the best things I like about Enterprise is they鈥檙e willing to give students feedback,鈥 she said. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e willing to tell them what鈥檚 going to make them better during the interview process, whether it鈥檚 with their company or with another company. Few companies are willing to do that this day in time.鈥