Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Santander with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 40% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Santander overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Santander as a Associate according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Background check: 17%
Group panel interview: 17%
Other: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
Phone screening with team leader with general questions: tell me about yourself, your background, what are your skills, what are you looking for, etc. Then invited to office for superday interviews. Met with each member of the team and spoke for 30 minutes. Very conversational with some technical questions at the end
Detailed resume walk-through. Dived deeply into my resume and asked specific questions about the company, the role, and the business, with some questions focusing on the technical side. Very interactive conversation with the interviewer.
Very pleasant, friendly people, helpful on the interview. Interview was taken by two directors, there was a soft skills part and technical part with financial model test (standard for investment banking process)
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Standard set of soft skills questions (tell me about yourself, why investment banking, strengths/weaknesses)