I applied online. I interviewed at Santander (Glasgow, Escócia) in Apr 2019
Interview
Excruciatingly long, awful, torture they acted like it was an xfactor audition when it was a customer service advisor role. Probably had about 5 interviews with different people before I got the job. This was the branch at Glasgow St Vincent
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How many Santander branches do we have found the world
Initial application, followed by an online test of math based questions, followed by phone interview and finally an interview which also included a math test. Math questions were pretty easy and a calculator was provided.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you know about the company?
Where do you see yourself in 5 years.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Santander (Leicester, Inglaterra) in Feb 2017
Interview
Interview process was fairly straightforward and easy. Anyone with a bit of basic communication skills and knowledge can pass it.
First stage is just the introduction about yourself and then you get an induction on the business and what's expected of the role.
After that you get a written test which you need to complete in like 15 minutes. It's fairly straightforward and most of it is just basic maths, copying numbers and picking odd ones out etc.
Then you get to the role play exercise where you get to be an advisor and the interviewee will be the customer. They drop a few clues which you need to pick up on such as when the customer says they need to buy something they cannot afford (offer credit card or loan) and things like that but it is mentioned in the paper you're given on what you need to advertise. This one is dependent on how you approach on solving problems and your rapport building skills etc.
Finally you get the competency based questions which are a set of "Give me an example when you did this for a customer" or examples of outstanding service and so on. Make sure you plan for them a bit and have plenty of examples handy whether from your past roles or your current job.