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EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING

‘We’re Sharing Our Values’

Senior University Relations Specialist Grows Company

Reputation by Recruiting at New Colleges, HBCUs

When he accepted the role, Stanley Stiles knew two things: First, there was a ton of work to do. Next, results would come
soon, but true growth would take time.
“I’m the first person to ever hold this position at Martin Marietta,” says Stiles, a senior university relations specialist on the
Corporate Talent Acquisition team in Raleigh. “There are many people across the company who identify and attract top
talent, but I am the only one whose time is entirely dedicated to going into colleges and universities and speaking with
students.”
Stiles joined Martin Marietta in 2021 and stepped into his
current role if the first half of 2023. He quickly went to
work designing an agenda that would allow members of
the Talent Acquisition team to visit nearly 40 colleges and
universities before the end of the year. While Martin
Marietta has long recruited talented career candidates
from schools with strong mining and engineering
programs, a key focus was expanding the breadth of the
company’s college recruitment efforts to target universities
with strong programs in business, accounting and other
disciplines that help a large company thrive, Stiles says.

“For a long time, we focused our recruiting on schools
where we experienced good outcomes, which is great.
We’ll continue to visit those schools often and continue to
build upon our relationships there,” he says. “What I’ve
tried to do is take us into other schools as well. That’s how
you grow this type of program.”
Included in the list of fresh school visits were several
historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). In 2023,
Stiles attended career events at Florida A&M University,
North Carolina A&T State University and Morgan State
Stanley Stiles,
University Relations Specialist University, schools Martin Marietta had not previously
visited.

“The HBCUs we’ve been building relationships with are
some of the strongest schools in the country,” Stiles says.
“Many of the students we’re meeting seem like a great fit
for us. They’re looking for a place where they can develop
their skills and grow their careers.”

Stiles says that toward the end of 2023, he took some time
to assess how effective his university efforts had been.
Acknowledging that he is regularly helped by colleagues
from across the enterprise who join him at on-campus
recruiting events and career fairs, Stiles says he’s pleased
with the early results he has seen.

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