Retail Business Banking, Network & Multi Channel Relationships Review

by Lloyds Banking Group

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Rating

3.2/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    3.0
  • The Culture
    2.4

    The Role

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

    • I really enjoyed the whole of my placement. I started out with a very negative opinion on banking but thanks to working with such an amazing team my opinion very quickly changed.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Considering I have known the people I worked with for less than 3 months, I feel that I wilk 100% keep in contact with my mentor and my line manager. They have made me feel very valued and even got me mentioned in the montlhy shout outs on our team call.

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

    • I had regular one to ones and was set SMART targets. They realised that banking/maths wasnt my chosen career and accomodated for that. One of my colleagues took an hour out of his day to go through Excel with me and my line manager spent time with me developing my presentation skills.

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

    • I always had enough to do to fill my day, I very rarely had to ask for work to do but I always left the office at 5pm, when I was supposed to.

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

    • I feel that I was given the right amount of responsobility and left to work independentley when neccessary. I think if I had been given anymore, I would have felt extremely out of depth.

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

    • I have learnt time management and how to prioritise. I have also learnt that it is not just about what you achieve at the end of your project it is how you achieved it.

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • Great. Everyone got on really well, we went out for lunch every couple of weeks and there was often joking aroud the office and people generally just looked like they actually like each other.

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

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

    • They invested a lot of time in me, made sure I felt confident and comfortable, that I was meeting all the targets I had set myself and doing things that would help me in my degree.

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

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

    • Depending on what area of the bank would depend on how appealing it would be. If it was in the area that works mailny with charities and fundraising then I would seriously consider doing the grad scheme.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • I don't think a lot of effort went into making sure that the scholars and interns mixed. Sometimes it felt as though because the scholars were all living in seperate houses with no kitchen to socialise in that you were very much on your own.

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

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

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

    • Depending on what you were into it didn't seem as though there was very much. I was lucky in that my line manager showed me places to do yoga.

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Retail Banking

London

August 2015

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