It’s time to make every moment count. To think big responsibility, big projects and big opportunities. It’s time to plan for the future, with a role that offers great training and world-class development. It’s time to collaborate with smart, passionate colleagues who’ll support you every step of the way.
It’s time to take a good look at Santander – and how we take bright, ambitious graduates like you much, much further. Start by finding out more about us.
About us
Santander is not your average bank. The sheer scale and scope of our organisation means that when you join us as a graduate, you can take your career in all sorts of exciting directions. What’s more, unlike many, we’ve weathered the economic turmoil of recent times by making the right decisions at the right times.
There has never been a better time to join us. But don’t just take our word for it. Discover more about us. And if you like the sound of our business, take a closer look at our programmes.
Our Graduates
Wherever your particular talent lies, there’s bound to be a programme for you. It’s time to discover which is right for you.
Take the time to explore each programme in detail. You can only apply to one programme so we’ve provided you with enough information to ensure you make an informed decision.
- Banking Operations Support (Closed)
- Corporate Banking (Closed)
- Finance (Closed)
- Global Banking & Markets (Closed)
- Global Banking Operations (Closed)
- HR (Closed)
- Internal Audit (Closed)
- Marketing (Closed)
- Operations (Closed)
- Retail Management Programme
- Risk (Closed)
- Telephone Distribution (Closed)
Discover more about our locations, or if you’ve found a programme you like the sound of, hear from our graduates about why they love working here.
Our Interns
Our summer internships give you a real-life view of what a graduate career with Santander UK would be like. In fact, this is the perfect way to find out whether this is the place for you – and your future career. If you enjoy your time here, and you perform well, you could go back to university with fantastic prospects for a graduate role within Santander UK.
- Asset Management (Closed)
- Banking & Support Operations (Closed)
- Corporate Banking (Closed)
- Global Banking and Markets (Closed)
- Global Banking Operations
- HR (Closed)
- Internal Audit (Closed)
- Marketing (Closed)
- Operations
- Retail Management (Closed)
- Risk
- Telephone Distribution (Closed)
- Santander Cards (Closed)
Our People
Who better to tell you what Santander is really like than the people who live it every day? We asked some of our recent graduates to take some time out to share their experiences. In this section you can find out what they had to say.
Choose to watch our films or read the transcripts
You can also get a good feel for what it’s like to work here by looking at the rewards we offer, and the CSR initiatives our teams take part in.
Click on one of the video profiles to gain a real insight into life at Santander. Find out about our recruitment process, what it’s like to be part of an ambitious business like ours, how we put our customers first and the career aspirations of people who have recently joined us.
If you’d like to know more, click here to view more people profiles.
Our Rewards
We provide an excellent rewards package to all our graduates, including a highly competitive salary and comprehensive range of benefits. And as well as a great salary and cash benefits, we’ll also invest strongly in your health and well being.
To find out more about what you can expect as part of our team, check out our rewards in detail. It’s also well worth finding out about some of our highly rewarding CSR initiatives.
Our CSR
At Santander, we believe that a successful business is a socially responsible business. It’s why we have clearly defined CSR strategies, built around the following themes:
- Providing customers with the best products and services
- Profitability and transparency for shareholders
- Professional development and work/life balance for employees
- Supporting social development and environmental protection
In practice, these themes translate into a series of initiatives, both in the UK and around the world. One example of this is the 'Santander is You' week, involving employees and their friends and families from across the global business in charitable and community activities.
Discover more about CSR in the UK, then discover more about our dedicated ‘Santander Universities’ initiative.
Santander universities
We created 'Santander Universities' in 1996 to support the higher education sector in areas like teaching and research, student mobility, international cooperation, knowledge and technology transfer, entrepreneurial initiatives, and innovation.
The Santander Universities Global Division has signed cooperation agreements with 969 universities in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Mexico, Germany, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia, Singapore, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Uruguay.
Find out more about Santander Universities. And if you like everything you’ve read up to now, it’s time to check out our selection process.
SELECTION PROCESS
Your application process will begin online with a quick questionnaire designed to check your eligibility to work in the UK, followed by a short application form to which you'll need to attach your CV. To find out more about the different stages you’ll need to go through and what you can expect from each, simply roll over the different headings below.
We'd also recommend you take a look at our FAQs to find out more about what we’re looking for and how our selection process works. Once you’re happy you have what it takes – and that we’re right for you, then it’s time to apply.
1.0 Online Application
2.0 Online Testing
3.0 Telephone Interview
4.0 Assessment Centre & Interviews
5.0 Outcome
6.0 Offer
7.0 Start Date
Frequently
Asked Questions
This website should have given you insights into Santander – and why there’s no better time to join our graduate programme. If you have any other questions, you should be able to find them in this section – if not, you can always get in touch (you’ll find our contact details here too).
We’ve also included some useful videos which should give you more of an insight into how we assess and select our candidates – we’ll be adding more films here over time, so please check back again soon.
See our FAQ answers.
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It’s time to get to know us better! We’ll be attending a number of on-campus events this year and in 2012, so if your university is on the list why not come and say hello? Check with your careers services for exact event timings and we look forward to seeing you there!
See the dates and places or if you already know enough, it’s time to apply.
Apply
Hopefully by now you’ve got a clear idea about our organisation, what we can offer you and where you see yourself fitting in. Wherever you join us, you can expect an exciting future with unlimited opportunities for your ongoing development and progression. So if you like the sound of a graduate career with us, it’s time to take the next step.
Have a look at our different graduate schemes and just select the one that interests you the most.