Technical Summer Intern Review

by Lloyds Banking Group

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Rating

2.9/5
  • The Role
    4.4
  • The Company
    2.1
  • The Culture
    1.5

    The Role

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

    • It was an awesome placement in Innovation where my ideas were valued and I had lots of opportunity to pursue projects that I found interesting that added value to the business.

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

    • Best boss ever! He was really interested in my developedment and actively helped me to plan work/experience during my internship to meet my goals.

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

    • My line manager was great! From the first day he was encouraging and did all that he could to make sure that I got the most out of my internship like helping me to design my work plan.

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

    • Most days it was just about perfect, although at one point I had said yes to one too many tasks. It worked out well though, because I just had a chat with my line manager in one of our weekly meetings and prioritised my work.

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

    • From the first day I was allowed to identify tasks in the team that needed to be done and to do them! This meant that I was responsible for work that had immediate value but could also make a long-term contribution to the team even though I was on a 10 week internship.

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

    • Very much! Doing a Computer Science degree, it was excellent to be able to apply the theory learnt in lecture to practical examples and deliver results that have business value.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • The site that I was based at had a lot of contractors and one other internship student. I was definitely more isolated than students at other locations which made it difficult when trying to work together e.g. no opportunity for informal chats

    1/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Being the first internship student in that role there wasn't much structure but this was a blessing because it meant I could form my own work/development program for the 10 weeks and achieve more personalised goals

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

    • There were not any additional courses for interns available either to get to know more about the graduate application process or to learn a new skill. This would have been good.

    1/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Working from home
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Would love to work in this department and this team! However, on applying for the graduate scheme I am aware that they run a rotation system with four placements in different positions for the 2 years

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • This is probably because there weren't many students at my location.

    1/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • It was very expensive being the centre of London and all!

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

    • 1/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • 2/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking, Computer Science, Science

London

August 2013

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