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Hi there,

Sorry I haven’t posted in a while, I’ve been very busy finishing my last year of university and starting my new job as a graduate management trainee for Enterprise Rent-a-Car. Enterprise Rent-a-Car is an American company which was founded in 1957 by Jack Taylor under the name executive leasing, he started the company in St. Louis, Missouri which a fleet of just 7 cars. In 1960′s Jack Taylor introduced enterprise’s distinctive ‘e’ logo that’s still used today, and renamed the company in honour of the U.S.S. Enterprise aircraft carrier on which he’d served during World War II. In 1974 an enterprising rental manager in Orlando started a new pick-up programme that provided customers with a free ride to the rental office which we still do today across the globe.

I applied for Enterprise’s management trainee programme last christmas, and went through a series of interviews and assessment centres.
After sending my application form in, I received a phone call from HR for a telephone interview. They asked very general questions which I did not need to prepare for, the lady who conducted my interview was very helpful and extremely friendly which helped me to relax through the interview.
Then I was called to go and spent about 4 hours at a local branch, I was welcomed with open arms into the branch and everyone was happy to give me advise and show me what they do day to day. I got to go out with one of the guys to pick up a customer, meaning I could see all areas of the job before committing myself to continue with the rest of the recruitment process. I really enjoyed the day at the branch so chose to continue with the process and was invited to HR to have an interview geared towards my skills and experience, all I can suggest is be yourself at the interviews, your not going to fail because you have little experience but if you try and lie your way through they will notice! Then I was invited back to HR for an assessment centre which lasted all day, this was really fun, we got to learn about the company, job, career paths available, benefits and a chance to meet current employees. The day started with a presentation about the history of Enterprise, followed by a presentation about career opportunities. Then we had a couple of group and individual exercises, followed by role plays and a final interview with one the area managers.

Its a long process but it is worth it, as the career opportunities are so varied and pay very well. The starting role is management trainee, the salary is only £16,000 outside of London but there are plenty of opportunities to increase your pay with bonuses. After you have completed your training estimated to take 8-12 months depending on your drive to learn, you will have a pay rise and the opportunity to apply for assistant branch manager where you will receive another pay rise plus commission based on how much the branch makes each month. Once your ready you can apply for branch management receiving a decent salary and a high rate of commission and a company car. There are many areas you can choose to divert into along the way if you do not wish to stay in the branches, plus there are opportunities to move location including relocating abroad.

If anyone wishes to apply for a job with Enterprise Rent-a-Car then send me a message and I will put in a good word for you which will help to move the recruitment process through quicker.

I hope I have helped with any questions you may have.
Look forward to hearing for you.

Speak soon xx