Santander Assessment Tests

Careers at Santander

Santander offers a wide range of career opportunities across its distinct graduate development Programs in Finance, Risk, Compliance, HR, Retail Banking, Technology and Operations, Corporate and Commercial Banking, Marketing, SGBM.

Santander Aptitude Tests

Psychometric tests also known as aptitude tests are a key component of Santander application process. Depending on the Graduate Program route the candidates are taking, they might be required to sit Numerical Reasoning Tests, Situational Judgment Tests, Verbal Reasoning Test. Details on these aptitude tests used by Santander can be found below.

Santander Numerical Reasoning Test

The multiple - choice Santander Numerical Reasoning Test assesses your ability to evaluate, analyze, and interpret numerical information that is provided to you in charts, graphs, and tables. You will have limited time to find a correct answer, so all the calculations like percentages, ratios, and basic arithmetic should be executed quickly and accurately. We know that you can do it, but If you really want to master the Santander Numerical Reasoning Test - it can be easily learned through our online tests and video tutorials available on the website.

Santander Situational Judgement Test

The Santander Situational Judgment Test is a set of questions assessing how you might react to hypothetical events and situations that might be encountered in the Santander’s workplace environment. This will be a litmus test for your values, assessing if they match with the company’s culture. So do your research and try to memorize them by heart (might come in handy in the future!).

Santander Telephone Interview

Telephone interviews can be daunting. Especially, when someone lacks the confidence to talk to strangers on the phone. The awareness of this conversation being the first interaction with someone from the Santander only makes it even more stressful. So it’s important to know how to snap out of that nervousness.

Santander Assessment Centre

Congratulations, you made it to the last level! Santander Assessment Centre is usually a mix of individual and group activities. The exercises will differ depending on the job position you are applying for, but make sure you are prepared for both scenarios. Below you can take a look at what you might expect and how to prepare your all-conquering strategy for the assessment day.

Santander Interview

This will be a typical behavioural interview validating your skills and detecting strengths necessary for the job in the particular banking sector. If you need an advice - don’t just list your skills, try to find a variety of examples to prove them. Showing your motivation and commercial awareness should earn you a few extra points.

Santander Group Exercise

These exercises will vary, but the general skills that the assessors are looking for is a good balance between teamwork and leadership skills. You might want everyone in the room to see your great leadership skills, but approach the group exercise rather as a test of your collaborative and teamwork abilities than a show of a directorship. The most common way of verifying these skills is through a group discussion on a divisive topic of or a scenario of hypothetical difficulties the company is facing.