Spanish bank Santander has grown in recent years to become one of the biggest banks in the world.
It is now the planet’s 16th largest banking institution.
This impressive climb towards the top has only been possible with a team of well-trained and well-looked after employees who keep the organisation moving forward.
Many people look at working for a bank as a career goal of sorts, and with Santander there is the opportunity to do it with a team that is only up.
Here we lay out the very simple steps you need to take to apply for one of the many vacancies at Santander UK.
First of all, you need to go to Indeed UK.
The page will direct you straight to the section where all of the job offers currently available are shown to you.
You will then need to create a profile as a candidate.
To do this, just click on: “Upload your CV”
A form will appear that you must fill in with the following data:
Email Address.
New Password.
Click on the checkbox next to “I am human”.
Then click where it says: Create Account.
You should then receive an email to the email address that you submitted that will allow you to activate your account. Click on it.
Fill in all of your information to create a profile and attach a resume with all of the necessary information to apply as a potential candidate.
How to search for job offers at Santander?
Santander has a sleekly designed careers website through which all of their vacancies can be found and applications can easily be sent off.
At the time of writing, there are 400 results in the United Kingdom for Santander job vacancies.
This means that there are jobs of many varieties at the company which are currently hiring.
You don’t necessarily have to be an expert in finance numbers to be able to contribute effectively to Santander’s operation.
A bank of such size requires contributions from people of all walks of life, so whatever your background and experiences you’re likely to find something that suits you out of 400 or so openings that are available.
However, you may not necessarily want to go through every job listing to find ones right for you.
This is why Santander has added a range of filters that you can use to whittle down the options.
The location filter lets you choose jobs that are within areas that are suitable to you, such as your current living area or a place you are looking to relocate to.
You also have the “job family” filter which lets you pick your area of this speciality.
Below this is a field that lets you choose between full-time and part-time jobs.
Many companies that use this filter still only offer full-time positions, but there are actually a few part-time vacancies also available at Santander.
You can also choose between the various companies that Santander is split into such as the technology or consumer sections.
Once you have defined your search you can look at the remaining vacancies.
When you see something that catches your eye click on the job title.
This will take you to a page with the red “apply” button. Click on it.
You will then be asked to create an account and upload your resume.
The final step will be filling out some personal details and, if you’ve applied for a more senior role, answering some specific questions about your suitability for the role.
Make sure you answer these carefully as they are the most important part of your application.
Once this is done you can submit the form. All you have left to do now is wait for a response from Santander.
How do I know if I have been selected?
With any luck, you will get a positive response back from Santander UK.
If they decide that you fit the bill as a candidate for the vacancy that you went for then they will send you an email that will contain the relevant information that you need to get the next phase organised.
Make sure that you used an email address that you’re regularly checking when going through the application process so that you can view their message quickly and get back to them in a timeframe that shows you mean business.
If you don’t hear back from them as quickly as you’d like then you have nothing to worry about.
There are so many vacancies there, and the process of sending off applications is so easy that you can have another attempt in no time at all.
All you need to do is keep positive and follow the simple steps laid out through this piece so that you can have as many goes as you like until you get the response you want.
Good luck.
Make sure to give it the time and attention that it deserves, and you’ll put yourself in the best position possible.