LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM — (Marketwired) — 10/04/13 — has been voted as the best company to work for in the banking and finance sector for the second year running in a recent poll of graduate employees. Across all sectors Nationwide came 20th out of the top 100 companies.
, a leading graduate review website within the UK, is based on anonymous personal reviews written by current graduate employees covering a range of categories affecting their whole graduate experience. Nationwide-s overall ranking was an impressive 4.3 out of a possible score of 5, with graduates scoring the Society highly for company culture, colleagues and environmental awareness.
Comments from the Nationwide graduates included:
Robert Aldrich, HR Director at Nationwide said: “At Nationwide we-ve always taken pride in investing in our people and we place great emphasis on identifying and developing key talent. We aim to ensure that our graduates are given every opportunity to succeed as we look to them to fulfil leadership roles in the future.
“The importance of culture ranks highly in the survey results again this year, with many of our graduates citing this as one of the reasons they enjoy working here. Our ethos is built on being diverse, supportive and inclusive and, at Nationwide, we believe that by nurturing a strong culture, our employees are better placed to serve our members in the best possible way.”
Findings also highlighted:
offer a number of different placements with on-the-job learning providing diverse skills and experiences. Regular face-to-face support sessions with managers and mentors help graduates develop and utilise a personalised plan tailored to their needs.
The application process for 2014 Graduate programmes opened in September 2013, for more information please visit .
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Nationwide is the world-s largest building society as well as the second largest savings provider and a top-three provider of mortgages in the UK. It is also a major provider of current accounts, credit cards, ISAs and personal loans. Nationwide has around 15 million members.
Customers can manage their finances in a branch, on the telephone, internet and post. The Society has around 15,000 employees. Nationwide-s head office is in Swindon with administration centres based in Northampton, Bournemouth and Dunfermline. The Society also has a number of call centres across the UK.
Contacts:
Nationwide
Katie Moore
01793 652933
Nationwide
Ian Cheatle
01793 655689