Countrywide. They operate more than 1,300 estate agency and lettings branches across Britain and are the UK’s largest estate agency and property services group. They currently have graduate programmes in retail managment and a chartered surveyors programme. They also offer a graduate programme with Lambert Smith Hampton. You require a RICs surveying related degree to apply for the chartered surveyor scheme. The retail managment role is 2 years in length and looks to accelerate graduates into a branch managment role. In the estate agency programme in the first 6 months you will operate as a Sales Negotiator undertaking sales skills training. 6 – 12 months into the Programme you will move to a Senior Negotiator role and start on the Management Development Programme. 12 – 18 months into the Fast Track Management programme you would be expected to be ready to run your own branch as a Branch Manager on successful completion. Their Graduate Trainee Surveyor programme provides a route to achieve Associate membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).