If you've ever had nightmares about spending years at university only to find a career where you're forever in your boss's shadow, waiting for instructions, and a pay rise, making tea rather than decisions, then have no fear, you'll be safe with us.

The company

We started in the States in 1957 and are now the largest car rental company in North America. And the success is spreading, as we're going from strength to strength all over the world. We now have a turnover of £9 billion, more than 64,500 employees in over 6,900 offices in the UK and Ireland and more then 879,000 vehicles.

We combine the opportunities of a huge, internationally successful car rental company, with a more personal, entrepreneurial approach that lets individuals stand out. That's because we're divided up into thousands of smaller businesses (or branches), which you'll form part of and learn how to run yourself. We'll teach you about everything from sales and marketing to customer service and finance, which means you could soon be in a position to make crucial business decisions, and reap the rewards.

Our unusual approach

At Enterprise we combine the opportunities of a huge, internationally successful car rental company, with a more personal, entrepreneurial approach that lets individuals stand out. That's because we're divided up into thousands of smaller businesses (or branches), which you'll form part of and learn how to run yourself. So, in as little as two years you could be running your own business, recruiting your own teams, and receiving your share of the profits.

Our training scheme

You'll start off as a Management Trainee, and after an initial classroom-based orientation session, you'll be assigned to a branch office for the hands-on business training. This includes management skills, finance, marketing, operations, sales, and customer service, giving you the kind of business knowledge you'd only usually get from an MBA. Within a year you could be promoted to Assistant Manager. From then on you'll also receive a percentage of the profits generated by your branch, which means you could be doubling or tripling your salary within just a few years.

Our career progression

Throughout the scheme, there's a series of carefully monitored tests and evaluations, after which you'll receive pay increases, rewards, and more opportunities for promotion, working your way up to Branch Manager, then Area Manager, City Manager and beyond. You'll also have the opportunity to specialise if you find an area of the business you're particularly interested in, such as HR, Marketing or Finance.

All about you

Join us and you can take advantage of enormous earning potential, a truly entrepreneurial environment, and a commitment to having fun that few, if any, other companies offer. Basically, if you have the potential to be a good leader, with strong negotiation skills and a high degree of self-motivation, not to mention a great personality, then you'll almost certainly love working here. And this isn't just our opinion - Fortune magazine has included us in their list of the '100 Best companies to work for'.

To find out more and apply online, visit our website at www.enterprisealive.com