Hyundai Teams Up With Trenholm

Darien Fails will be graduating this December from Trenholm State.

 

He’s also nearing the end of his 13 week paid internship program at Hyundai, and says it was an opportunity he just couldn’t pass up.

 

“There’s no better place to be than at one of the top manufacturers here in Alabama. I love it and a lot of guys you get to talk to, very hands on, they teach you a lot. You can ask a lot of questions. I feel good, very welcome,” said Fails. 

 

He hopes that his work through the internship program leads to full time work with Hyundai. 

The auto maker is hoping for the same thing too. 

 

Alabama is one of the top auto suppliers in the nation, but that also means it can be hard for companies to find the people they need. 

 

“There is quite a bit of demand not only here at Hyundai but in the industry. It’s very difficult to find these types of individuals so it is our hope that we can bring them on board, get them trained here on site, and eventually hire them into full time jobs here at Hyundai,” said Delecia McIntyre, HR Assistant Manager.

 

Trenholm has worked with Hyundai for internships before, but never anything with this kind of experience. 

 

Sam Munnerlyn, president of the college, wants to see this kind of program expand to other companies, and not just in the auto industry. 

 

“By this program rolling out first, we would certainly hope that others would see the opportunities for students in other areas, not necessarily just manufacturing but in other areas we can take advantage of some of the programs we offer,” said Munnerlyn.