Department

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Dept. of Psychology

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Abstract

Nissan Motor Corporation is a large, international organization that continues to be a major employer in the Middle Tennessee area, supporting over 11,500 jobs. I secured an internship with the Talent Acquisition team supporting the operations of the team at Nissan's Americas headquarters in Franklin, Tennessee. Although most Nissan internships are filled no later than February, I found and applied to a posting in mid-March. I completed a brief phone screen with the internship recruiter before a larger interview with the Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition and another Recruiting Manager. The original placement was from May 10th through August 13th but has been extended indefinitely. My main responsibilities were to overall support the operations team, offer support for the internship coordinator, and to lead the Pathways Conversion process. In supporting the operation teams, I was responsible for generating content and answering other tasks required by the team. To support the internship program, one of my first initiatives was to create a more engaging and developmental weekly newsletter for interns in the program. I created a new template that prioritized important information while also adding two pages of content focused both on Nissan education and professional development overall. I was also responsible for administering and analyzing periodic surveys throughout the program. I coordinated with the Nissan philanthropic team to plan and volunteer with local nonprofit organizations. I also helped to plan other events throughout the summer including the major Intern Summit where all interns are invited to attend a full day of seminars centered around their development, their growth, and their introduction into Nissan. Finally, I have worked to aid the fall recruitment planning with research on local schools, local career fairs, target audiences, and general planning. I oversaw the Pathways Conversion project where 1377 employees were converted from temporary agency contractors to full-time Nissan employees. Aside from the various planning aspects and overall project management across multiple stakeholders, I directly managed the talent acquisition portion for two larger locations' transition. Through these projects and involvements, I leaned largely how to manage a project of multiple teams with conflicting priorities, directly manage clients and job candidates, and the operation style of an extremely large, global organization. In my extension, I will be working to create more applicant friendly websites and to fully develop the mission statements and values of the internship program to better promote its culture.

Date

10-16-2021

Subject

Industrial and organizational psychology

Document Type

posters

Language

English

Rights

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License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Nissan Motor Corporation: Talent acquisition from a new perspective

Nissan Motor Corporation is a large, international organization that continues to be a major employer in the Middle Tennessee area, supporting over 11,500 jobs. I secured an internship with the Talent Acquisition team supporting the operations of the team at Nissan's Americas headquarters in Franklin, Tennessee. Although most Nissan internships are filled no later than February, I found and applied to a posting in mid-March. I completed a brief phone screen with the internship recruiter before a larger interview with the Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition and another Recruiting Manager. The original placement was from May 10th through August 13th but has been extended indefinitely. My main responsibilities were to overall support the operations team, offer support for the internship coordinator, and to lead the Pathways Conversion process. In supporting the operation teams, I was responsible for generating content and answering other tasks required by the team. To support the internship program, one of my first initiatives was to create a more engaging and developmental weekly newsletter for interns in the program. I created a new template that prioritized important information while also adding two pages of content focused both on Nissan education and professional development overall. I was also responsible for administering and analyzing periodic surveys throughout the program. I coordinated with the Nissan philanthropic team to plan and volunteer with local nonprofit organizations. I also helped to plan other events throughout the summer including the major Intern Summit where all interns are invited to attend a full day of seminars centered around their development, their growth, and their introduction into Nissan. Finally, I have worked to aid the fall recruitment planning with research on local schools, local career fairs, target audiences, and general planning. I oversaw the Pathways Conversion project where 1377 employees were converted from temporary agency contractors to full-time Nissan employees. Aside from the various planning aspects and overall project management across multiple stakeholders, I directly managed the talent acquisition portion for two larger locations' transition. Through these projects and involvements, I leaned largely how to manage a project of multiple teams with conflicting priorities, directly manage clients and job candidates, and the operation style of an extremely large, global organization. In my extension, I will be working to create more applicant friendly websites and to fully develop the mission statements and values of the internship program to better promote its culture.