The Grad Scheme is a structured two-year training programme, combining a 3 month paid role, with an additional 3 months job specific probation thereafter with on-the-job training and any exam qualifications you need to accelerate your career in financial services.
Like anything, you will start with the basics, like learning how to make the tea (ok, that’s a joke!) and getting to grips with the ins-and-outs of Verve as a company. This will give you a taste of the type of company we are and how we operate. It will also introduce you to the clients we provide a service for and the culture and environment we’ve created – so you can really immerse yourself within the team and ultimately, excel in your role.
We appreciate that everyone is different and we all learn at different paces, so as long as we can see the potential in you, we’re happy for you to progress through the programme at your own speed, with some key milestones to make sure you keep on track. Naturally, those milestones will reflect the role you take in the business – your very own personal career guide!
Initially, all we need from you is to fill in our application form to help us get a sense of who you are, this includes a personality quiz (all in the name of fun we promise) and what interests you most about working with us, drop us your CV, then a basic English skills test to follow.
If you’re applying to join our development team there will a short skills test to complete.
Easy peasy! Once we’re happy you’ve given us a banging application, we’ll book in an initial chat and the team will discuss your application further.
This call will also give you the chance to ask us any burning questions you've got about The Grad Scheme, how it works, the team and the opportunities.
All being well at this point, we’ll invite you and any other applicants in your cohort to join us for our ‘Impress Day’. It’s typically 10am-1pm in our head office in Darlington and is a day of group interactive activities and one-to-one conversations.
We believe it’s just as important that you get a good measure of us, as it is that we do of you.
You’ve obviously impressed us and you’re now an official team member! We will discuss and agree your start date with you so that you can join us.
The last step in the recruitment process is your Success Day – so after a whooping and cheering welcome from the rest of the team, we’ll walk you through the rest of the day and introduce you to our world!
