Research
Recruitment and selection at Enterprise Rent-A-Car
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Introduction- Enterprise Rent-A-Car (Enterprise) was founded by Jack Taylor in 1957 in the basement of a car dealership in St Louis in the USA. The business began with only seven cars. Today, Enterprise is the largest car rental business in North America with more than 7,000 offices in the USA and more than 900 in Canada, Puerto Rico, the UK, Germany and Ireland. In 2007, Enterprise had 728,000 rental cars in use, employing over 65,000 people with an annual turnover of over £4.5 billion. There are four operating units: Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Enterprise Fleet Management, Enterprise Car Sales and Enterprise Rent-A-Truck. Whilst customers within each of these markets need different products, all customers, whether business or private, need a speedy, convenient and reliable service.
Maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction is a key driver of growth for Enterprise. Enterprise emphasises delivering first-class customer service, regularly winning awards for its efforts in this area. Its small, local office structure and entrepreneurial team working means its employees are able to make decisions independently to achieve their goals.
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• The role of Human Resource Management -The purpose of Human Resource Management (HRM) is to hire, train and develop staff and where necessary to discipline or dismiss them. Through effective training and development, employees at Enterprise achieve promotion within the company and reach their full potential. This reduces the need for external recruitment and makes maximum use of existing talent. This is a cost-effective way for a business to manage its people.
• Enterprise career path - Enterprise offers a good salary and training as part of its benefits. However, the real attraction is the chance of a career rather than just a job. Most employees start out as Management Trainees with the potential to progress to Vice
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Introduction- Enterprise Rent-A-Car (Enterprise) was founded by Jack Taylor in 1957 in the basement of a car dealership in St Louis in the USA. The business began with only seven cars. Today, Enterprise is the largest car rental business in North America with more than 7,000 offices in the USA and more than 900 in Canada, Puerto Rico, the UK, Germany and Ireland. In 2007, Enterprise had 728,000 rental cars in use, employing over 65,000 people with an annual turnover of over £4.5 billion. There are four operating units: Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Enterprise Fleet Management, Enterprise Car Sales and Enterprise Rent-A-Truck. Whilst customers within each of these markets need different products, all customers, whether business or private, need a speedy, convenient and reliable service.
Maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction is a key driver of growth for Enterprise. Enterprise emphasises delivering first-class customer service, regularly winning awards for its efforts in this area. Its small, local office structure and entrepreneurial team working means its employees are able to make decisions independently to achieve their goals.
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• The role of Human Resource Management -The purpose of Human Resource Management (HRM) is to hire, train and develop staff and where necessary to discipline or dismiss them. Through effective training and development, employees at Enterprise achieve promotion within the company and reach their full potential. This reduces the need for external recruitment and makes maximum use of existing talent. This is a cost-effective way for a business to manage its people.
• Enterprise career path - Enterprise offers a good salary and training as part of its benefits. However, the real attraction is the chance of a career rather than just a job. Most employees start out as Management Trainees with the potential to progress to Vice