HR Intern Review

by Lloyds Banking Group

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    3.4

    The Role

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

    • Great fun, excellent place to work! Has the feel of a small company despite it's large size.

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

    • Colleagues were fantastic, really supportive and friendly.

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

    • Support and guidance was excellent, not too much to feel covered or untrusted however whenever there was a problem they would step in and help.

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

    • Some days very busy though often would work fairly normal hours. Longest day 8.20-6.20, average was half eight to half five.

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

    • Fairly high level of responsibility however this was increased throughout the internship; ideal position to be in as the start of a new job brings with it new processes and mechanisms so the low level of responsibility to start with aided development as it gave me time to read about the company on their intranet.

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Definitely useful for future employment, perhaps less so for university however depends on the course studied and modules taken.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • The office was work focused however conversation would often spontaneously occur.

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

    • The internship was very much at the discretion of the line manager; mine was excellent so I found it fairly well set up. Difficulty in accessing some information however this is unsurprising for an intern. Additionally there was a disjoint between the day to day internship and the central team that initiated them. Central events only occurred a few times across the 10 weeks.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Lloyds paid for travel to numerous locations across the UK, they were happy to let me take my computer home and offered me a number of workshops throughout the internship. Was offered work from home though tihs was down to the line manager.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    National Travel

    Company Parties/Events

    Working from home
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • TBC

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • Interns frequently went out for drinks/meal after work

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

    • It's London.

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • It's London

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • As interns it was harder to get into this (no access to email outside of work) so limited. However for full time staff this was not the case so activities did exist

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Accounting, Retail Banking, Human Resources

London

August 2013

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