Intern in Colleague Experience Review
by Lloyds Banking Group
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
2.3
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The Company
1.9
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The Culture
1.5
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
I really struggled with the lack of direction. My line manager was only in the office once a week, as well as the others in my team which meant I was on my own for a lot of the time. The tasks I was doing were not particularly enjoyable, engaging or challenging.
My colleagues (especially the grad on my team) were really lovely to me and made me feel welcomed.
My manager only had one meeting with me throughout the 10 weeks. Most of my contact and advice came from the graduate on my team.
Do to the amount of training, I did manage to fill my days but there were a few times where I didn't have anything to do and no one was answering my emails. Due to a restructure announced shortly after my arrival, the whole department was thrown so I think my manager struggled to find tasks to give me.
I was in charge of creating a booklet to be shared with the whole business unit
I didn't learn much and anything I did isn't particularly relevant
The Company
A lot of my floor were agile workers which meant they worked from home so it was quiet a lot of the time. The canteen was really good and there were nice working spaces. My view was also amazing.
I feel Lloyds took on too many interns and had no real direction for them. The charity challenge was set up well and I enjoyed that the most out of everything.
We had some online training modules but I wouldn't say there was a great deal of investment. The first day of the internship was a day of training and activities which was useful for making friends.
Flexi Time
Subsidised Canteen
Working from home
I had an interview for the grad scheme at the end of my internship. I felt the whole process was terrible as no one informed me that in this interview I would be treated exactly the same as anyone applying for the grad scheme not having done the internship. The questions were generic and I had no chance to talk about anything I had done all summer and as a result I didn't get onto the scheme despite everyone saying I had done really well during my 10 weeks. This was the same with the friends I had met on the internship as they also felt it was unfair and not representative of our hard work and commitment.
The Culture
Not great although I did meet some lovely people.
London- no more needs to be said
London- again no more needs to be said
No activities
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Human Resources
London
November 2017
