Finance Internship Review

by Lloyds Banking Group

Rating

4.4/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    3.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.0
  • Your Impressions
    4.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • -Daily reconciliation and substantiation process -Preparing and posting journals -Analysis of financial data -Communication and corporation with other teams to complete projects and daily tasks -Training and development through teams meetings


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Excel proficiency, financial literature and understanding, online communication skills and adaptability, actively seeking feedback for growth and development. Development of business affinity and resilience to achieve certain outcomes.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Throughout this internship I have gained more of an insight into Lloyds Banking Group and the ways of working. After initial IT issues, I was given more and more responsibilities and tasks to complete, including involvement in some project work with clients.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 3/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • A significant amount of support from my team, line managers as well as graduates and colleagues from other teams. Everyone was always willing to put in time to speak to you or give guidance or advice on how to perform a specific task.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Very welcoming, helpful, supportive and friendly. There was also a diverse range of cultural backgrounds and interests which was good to see.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I thoroughly enjoyed my internship largely due to the experience and skills I have gained from it but also due to the working environment and people associated to LBG, who offered such a welcoming, friendly environment. Despite being online for my internship, it has also been useful to network virtually both with current interns and graduates, as well as colleagues within the business. I would definitely recommend this internship to future penultimate undergraduates seeking an insight into financial banking.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 4/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Lloyds Banking Group
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Lloyds Banking Group to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Lloyds Banking Group
  • -Make sure you research the company, its values, its behaviours, what it stands for. -Gain an understanding of your interests and what line of work you would be interested in (i.e. financial, commercial, retail). -Try to practice psychometric and numerical reasoning tests -Get an understanding of your skill-set and areas that you can develop -I would have loved to have known more financial literature and acronyms before I started, however the internship helped me to develop this


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

Scotland

August 2021


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