tIThe Intake

Hastings Direct graduate schemes

1 open now

Hastings Direct has 1 graduate scheme open right now, in Bexhill. Hastings Direct’s graduate scheme has no published closing date, so it is rolling and can close any day.

Last checked on Hastings Direct’s own recruitment system on Friday 13 November 2026.

Hastings Direct runs graduate programmes into its Bexhill-on-Sea and Leicester offices across Commercial & Digital, Human Resources, Insurance Claims Operations & Transformation, and Pricing, Data & Analytics (split into Data Science & Analytics, Engineering and Actuarial pathways), each a two-year rotational scheme, plus a three-year Finance programme based in Bexhill or London.

SectorFinance
LocationsBexhill, Leicester
Intake types1 of 4 tracked
Deadline windowRolling
Open right now1 intake

1 intake tracked at Hastings Direct

Junior Test Automation EngineerGraduate scheme · Software engineering · BexhillRolling deadlinecloses when the cohort fillsApply

Free, no password. You also get the Monday email with the week's new openings. One press to unsubscribe. What we store

How Hastings Direct recruits

Hastings Direct describes one six-stage recruitment process on its programme pages: Apply, Online Assessment, Application Review, Role Suitability, Meet us, and Welcome.

Hastings Direct's own programme pages say programmes start in September each year.

How the process usually runs

Stages as Hastings Direct describes them. Timings vary by programme, so treat this as a guide rather than a commitment.

01ApplySelect the appropriate programme on our careers site. Click apply, create an account, answer the required questions, and submit your CV.
02Online AssessmentAfter completing your application, you'll receive a link to our online assessment. The assessments vary by programme and will focus on your cognitive ability and role fit.
03Application ReviewWe will review your application and assessment results to ensure you meet the criteria for moving to the next stage.
04Role SuitabilityThe activity will depend on the programme. It aims to understand your practical knowledge and skills through an online video interview, technical assessment, or both.
05Meet usFrom producing case studies and giving presentations, to group and role-specific tasks, this is your chance to shine.
06Welcome!If you're successful, we'll offer you a place on one of our programmes and call you to talk through the details.

Deadline history

What the same programmes did last cycle, from Hastings Direct’s own postings. Useful for guessing this year’s window, never a promise.

Commercial & Digital Graduate ProgrammeOpening not recordedClose not recorded2026 scheme (page states applications now closed; 2027 recruitment stated to start Dec 2026/Jan 2027)
Finance Graduate ProgrammeOpening not recordedClose not recorded2025 intake (page states applications for the 2025 intake are closed)

Worth knowing

  • Every programme page states the same visa position: 'we are currently unable to sponsor visas for our graduate programmes.'
  • Degree recency requirements differ by programme: Pricing, Data & Analytics asks for 'a degree already achieved in the past two years (or will achieve in the next year) in a STEM subject', while Commercial & Digital, Human Resources and Insurance Claims each ask for a degree 'achieved in the last three years'.
  • The Finance programme requires office attendance in Bexhill or London at least eight days a month; the other programme pages instead say 'you'll only need to come into the office once a week and can work from home the rest of the time'.

Previously listed

Pricing, Data & Analytics Cohortno longer listed, last seen 23 August 2026Graduate scheme · Data and AI · BexhillPricing, Data & Analytics Cohortno longer listed, last seen 23 August 2026Graduate scheme · Data and AI · Leicester

All employers

1 open at Hastings DirectSee open roles