The ideal candidate turns up with energy, initiative and ideas; they live and breathe our values.

Saracens will recognise and accelerate people who:

- do great work and support other colleagues with compassion
- manage projects, activities, and resources effectively, assuming personal ownership and accountability for results
- define ambitious goals and establish priorities with clear responsibilities to ensure results
- focus on their long-term development while achieving their short-term goals
- approach tasks with positivity and go above and beyond the expected
- instil continuous improvement mind-set and champions best practices
- put people at the heart of all we do and have a relentless focus on, and obsession with, delivering exceptional services
- work tirelessly to achieve financial stability and growth at Saracens
- focus and believe in the process of self-development to achieve personal goals
- learn quickly from past successes/failures
- thrive in and promote a culture of hard work, discipline, honesty and humility to deliver results
- encourage open discussion of different ideas and views; welcomes and solicits feedback

A few tips that we can share to help you secure your work placement:

Formatting is EVERYTHING.

- Name your documents clearly (this implies effort)
- Ensure your CV document look impressive and is formatted neatly
- Format your cover letter AND email properly – titles, names, dates, addresses (again, this implies effort)
- PDF your documents
- Attach the correct one
- Engage with recent company content and reference it in a cover letter – in Saracens case this could involve referencing our 1876 Stand developments, recent results, key partners or social media output etc.
- Pull out your key skills in your CV / cover letter, ensure they are relevant to Saracens and the role / placement you are seeking/ applying for.
- We always look for added value. If you have spare time, upskill with an excel data analysis course on YouTube, build a WordPress site to host your recent essays, write a blog – amongst other things, this shows you are committed to personal development. Reference these extras in your CV.
- Include links to anything you have written before. For example, build a basic WordPress site and put your dissertation and university essays on it. Please do include your LinkedIn account if you have one.