Contracter, Wholesale, Corporate, Mid Markets Review

by Lloyds Banking Group

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Rating

3.1/5
  • The Role
    3.7
  • The Company
    2.8
  • The Culture
    2.5

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • It was a good experience and was actually the first job I've ever had. The placement allowed me to meet a lot of high up people through the networking events in London.

    3/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • There was a huge resource shortage due to holidays and illness, but most of the time my colleagues would go out of their way to find me somehting to do.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • My line manager was really great in providing guidance and support throughout my whole placement

    4/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Some days I had next to nothing to do and others I had lots, it just depended on how business the overall office was really.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was asked to review and create summaries for the Customer Service Experience surveys for the whole Midlands East and South West region and for a bank which includes "putting customers first" in their mission statement, I would think I was given a lot of responsibility.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Developed my IT skills and gained loads of knowledge about banking, in particular Mid Markets, Corporate and Wholesale banking which I had been oblivious about before my placement.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Everyone was really friendly and as my placement was during the Olympics there was loads of Olympic themed fun including a sweepstake.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • There could have been more organisation as to what I was to do, but generally I was given 4-5 projects to do throughout my placement by my line manager by the end of the first week.

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • The webinars organised centrally were quite good, especially the CV writing ad Interview skills one.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • 1/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • As a Lloyds Scholar I have to complete another placement next year and on the back of that, if all goes well, I could be referred to the graduate programme.

    3/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • I was based in Nottingham and there wasn't any other interns around the midlands area, most were based in London. But I wanted to stay at home, Derby, and was then able to spend loads of time with my family.

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • N/A

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • N/A

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • We went for drinks a few times during my placement, at lunch and dinners etc were organised.

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

East Midlands

September 2012

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