Placement

Customer Service & Excellence Industrial Placement - Mortgages
Nationwide Building SocietyCompetitive
SwindonBournemouthNorthampton
Expected closing date: Friday, 6 November 2026
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TL;DR
Key Takeaways
- 12-month industrial placement in Mortgages within the Intermediaries and Partnerships team.
- Gain hands-on experience in customer service, market insight, and relationship management.
- Based in Swindon, Northampton, or Bournemouth offices, with a hybrid working model (at least two days per week in the office).
- Must be studying towards an undergraduate degree; visa sponsorship is not available.
- Applications close when a high volume is received, so apply as soon as possible.
About the Role
This 12-month Customer & Service Excellence Industrial Placement in Mortgages offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the banking sector. You will contribute to meaningful work from day one, focusing on delivering brilliant experiences for customers and intermediaries.
What You'll Be Doing
- Start with induction, development support, and structured learning.
- Join a 10-month collaborative project with other Industrial Placement students.
- Gain hands-on experience through a personalised learning pathway, workshops, simulations, and on-the-job learning.
- Experience how customer service, market insight, and business relationships contribute to successful customer outcomes.
- Activities may include supporting brokers with mortgage enquiries, reviewing applications, resolving customer or intermediary issues, analysing market trends and feedback, and contributing to improvement projects.
- Build transferable skills in communication, customer service, stakeholder management, analysis, problem-solving, and commercial awareness.
Who We're Looking For
We are seeking curious, motivated individuals who enjoy working with others, solving problems, and learning new skills. You should demonstrate:
- An interest in customer service, relationship management, and customer experience.
- Confidence in building relationships and working with diverse people.
- Curiosity about how businesses understand and respond to customer needs.
- Ambition to grow, take on new challenges, and build towards your next career step.
- A logical, methodical approach with the ability to see both detail and the bigger picture.
- Drive, high performance, and a commitment to learning from feedback and setbacks.
- A determination to push for better and prioritise customers.
Eligibility
- You must be studying towards an undergraduate degree in any discipline.
Benefits
- Structured learning, personalised development, and hands-on experience.
- 25 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 over time, with the option to buy up to 10 extra days.
- Opportunity to earn an annual bonus based on performance.
- Private medical insurance.
- Wellhub access for fitness and wellbeing, plus free on-site gyms at selected locations.
- A competitive pension scheme.
- Additional benefits through a salary sacrifice scheme.
- Up to 14 paid hours per year for volunteering.
- Life assurance.
Application Process
- Click ‘Apply Now’ to answer a few quick questions.
- Complete online assessments.
- Participate in a short video interview.
- Successful candidates may be invited to assessment centres running from January 2027.
Visa Sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship cannot be offered on this programme.
- All successful applicants must demonstrate their right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship.