Commercial Banking - SMEs and Mid Markets Review

by Lloyds Banking Group

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Rating

3.5/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    3.7
  • The Culture
    2.8

    The Role

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

    • The internship was very enjoyable, with a range of opportunities to explore different parts of the business through shadowing colleagues in different departments.

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

    • With my final project I felt very valued as the presentation and research I conducted is to be considered by the head of my division of the bank, and my suggestions are to be implemented in the future.

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

    • My line manager was very supportive, aiding me with any issues I happened to have. We had weekly one to ones which I could raise any problems if I had any.

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

    • My project kept me busy when I didn't have a specific workload given to me, so I always had things to do.

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

    • Not a great deal as it was only a short placement so there wasn't an opportunity to learn all aspects of the role, however the graduate scheme offers far more as you are given the opportunity to actually specialsie in a role.

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

    • Practical office experience gained will help my degree and dissertation significantly.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Everyone was very friendly.

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

    • There was a good structure to the internship, however there were times when my manager did struggle to find things for me to do - this did give me the freedom to arrange extra shadowing out of office by my own accord.

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

    • I was given every opportunity to undertake training sessions, which were useful. The graduate scheme also offers many opportunities to develop oneself.

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

    • National Travel

    Company Parties/Events
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Very. Lloyds invest a lot in their employees and the graduate scheme is very comprehensive, offering 4 different placements over 2 years, where you are given the opportunity to specialize at the end of the scheme.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • I was not placed in London where the majority of interns are grouped. Therefore I only had 2 other interns in my office.

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

    • Reasonable.

    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?

    • I did not.

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Commercial Banking, Banking, Data Science, Business Management

South East

August 2015

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