Scottish Widows Sales Opportunities
Excellent salary and OTE + impressive benefits package – UK wide
At Scottish Widows, we understand how important it is to prepare. Prepare for the protection of your family should the worst happen. Prepare for when you will want to spend more time on leisure than work. Prepare for helping your children through University. That's why we have Consultants based around the country who can meet our Clients face to face, getting to know them, understanding their needs and helping them to prepare through quality, individually tailored advice. As you might expect, our clients expect the highest standards of professionalism and expertise and so of course do we.
If you can see the benefits to our customers, to you and to Scottish Widows, then focus on the future - apply now.
If you can see the benefits to our customers, to you and to Scottish Widows, then focus on the future - apply now.
How to apply for these positions
Take the first step - choose the position you are interested in and click on 'Apply'.
Scottish Widows are interested in finding out about you and how you can add value to us. You will be asked to register some basic personal information to allow our Recruitment team to contact you regarding your application and for the purposes of our being able to contact you in the future about opportunities with us.
The information you supply is confidential, will only be used as part of the selection process and will not be passed to any party outside of Scottish Widows. You will be given a username and password to be able to track your application and update your details. Please make a note of this and keep it safely.
You will be asked a number of questions related to the position and your experience and finally asked to upload a Word Format CV/resume to support your application.
If you do not have the required experience listed on the job description for these roles your application will not be considered.
Contact Us
chris.norris@scottishwidows.co.ukThe recruitment process
Before inviting candidates in to attend our full selection process it is only fair to ensure that we follow a thorough screening process. So, on the strength of the information in your CV and your answers to the questions we pose, you may be asked to attend an initial fact find interview.
The remainder of the recruitment process includes a generic product knowledge assessment, technology test, and finally a competence based interview incorporating situational questions. The length of the process varies depending on diaries however we hope to have the full process completed in a few weeks, and have new starters join our training programme as soon as possible.
Competencies and skills
The key competencies are below and our selection process will examine some or all of these:
- Sales experience
- Delivering business results
- Self motivation
- Providing excellent customer service
- Managing the customer relationship
- Adapting to change and uncertainty
- Attention to detail
- Planning and control
- Making good decisions
- Team working
In addition we will look to establish if you have the following skills:
- Oral & Written Communication
- Interviewing & fact finding
- Presentation/Facilitation
- Keyboard/software applications
- Analytical Skills
- Market awareness
- Product/Specialist Knowledge
Data Protection Act 1998
The personal information which you provide in application for this position will be used by Scottish Widows for the internal recruitment process. The information submitted will be held securely with access limited to those who need it.
Recruitment Agencies
Scottish Widows will only accept applications from our preferred supplier list, whose composition is reviewed annually and as required. To be considered as a supplier, please email your standard terms and conditions and any relevant information to: salesrecruitment@scottishwidows.co.uk
CVs received by Scottish Widows from non-preferred suppliers will not be considered and at no time should members of Scottish Widows staff be contacted directly by any agencies. Any supplier sending speculative CVs will automatically be deemed to accept Scottish Widows standard Terms & Conditions, and standard fee of 15% of a successful candidate’s base salary.
