Graduate Trainee, at Taylor Wimpey

The following is a Graduate Review for Taylor Wimpey.

Taylor Wimpey scores 4/5 based on 256 reviews.

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What are the Best and Worst things about your job?

Best

Gaining knowledge and making relationships with colleagues from all aspects of the business by rotating through all departments. Vast opportunity to forge my own path in my career, freedom to get involved in many different roles and projects during my time on the scheme. Access to work alongside senior management and see clear career paths in which I could work towards this myself once I have settled into a role.

Worst

As this graduate programme is geographically rotational, moving business units each 6 months can be challenging as doing this can encroach into your personal life, feeling sometimes like there is no separation. Although on the flip side of this, I feel that rotating around different business units is really beneficial to me as a trainee, as each one works completely differently, so you get a diverse range of knowledge and can build relationships with many employees throughout the country.

What is the annual salary for this role?

Starting salary: £23,000 - £25,000

Current salary: £23,000 - £25,000

What hours do you actually work, on average?

Start: 08:30

Finish: 17:00

What advice would you give to someone applying to this role?

Be clear in your experiences/achievements that could be related to succeeding in this role e.g. relationship building, technical capabilities, self confidence and motivation.

Do you have any interview tips?

Be yourself, confident and have great knowledge of the company - be able to explain why you would fit into their culture and why you want to work for them.

Assessment Centre Tips
Group Task - Don't be afraid to voice an opinion/thought that doesn't go with what the rest of the team are saying.
Individual Task - Manage your time well so you don't feel panicked. Be confident, clear and concise.

Final Interview Tips
Practise so you feel comfortable with the task given. Have good knowledge of the company and how you can contribute relating to previous experiences.