Conduct, Complaince, Organisational Risk Review

I have enjoyed my internship at Lloyds banking group, as my line manager got me involved in lots of different projects- at the time I thought they were low priority projects, but in many cases they went to director level- which gave me immense satisfaction. However I found the hours quite draining compared to university, and I was quite isolated in my team as only one of team (5 in my team) were based in my office.

I definitely felt valued by my team, as I was involved in most of their calls, they were emailing me most of the time to keep me in the loop. Also when they were overloaded with work they had the trust in me in a piece of work to do. However for the wider team I would say I was just seen as a worker even though I had 121's with plenty of them about their job roles.

Support was excellent, if I needed help I could just email one of my team, and they would pretty much respond within that day. Also in the office, if I was unsure on a certain topic I knew I could rely on asking other workers and they would help as much as they can.

To be honest, I wasn't that busy- but it was my own fault as I wouldn't ask for me. My advice would be if you feel bored ask for more work. I have been involved in many different projects in my internship but there were some days where is did nothing and I would just be on the internet.

I was given a sufficient amount of responsibility in my time at Lloyds Banking Group but it was not to the extent where it was overwhelming. For one of my week projects, I had to produce a PowerPoint presentation and as a result that was used in a senior management meeting with my recommendations taken on board.

Before the internship, I had never worked in a office before so I was assisted in how to use Outlook- as that was new to me. I worked in Digital risk so had a interactive training programme to do, which was fun and very interactive- I learnt a lot from it. These skills won't help me with my degree but definitely will help for future internships and when I do start working after my degree.

The office was mid sized, the atmosphere varied as on Friday's it was very quite as many people worked from home, but in my office it wasn't that social, as everyone did there work at there desk, you would only communicate with others if you needed something then it would become a general chat. Overall it was quite serious.

I didn't have a set agenda work wise, but the general organisation by the internship providers was very good, as we had bi weekly objectives that we would focus on to try and help our skills. Also my weekly communication with my line manager revolved around my balance scorecard goals- giving us a structure.

Because I am a Lloyds Scholar they have invested heavily in me, through bursaries and automatically enrolling me onto the internship programme. As well as getting paid quite well (£11.85 per hour in London) they give you 5 days paid holiday, also try to help improve our skill set and encouraging us to apply for the graduate scheme. We also got free accommodation in London which was a major perk.

They are very appealing as they encourage you to converse with graduates on the Lloyds Graduate Scheme, which is an appealing programme because of the wage and bonuses but the scheme is over 2 years split into 6 month periods which could mean you are in 4 different places. To get on the programme you need a referral which is quite easy to get if you have a good work ethic. Chances of getting a job is high after an internship at LBG.

Yes as we are all in the same accommodation, in London there are around 120 of us currently on the internship and with the group chat there will always be someone who would be up for something. It just depends what you want to get out of it, but living together definitely helps.

Cost of living was just food and any other stuff you would like as Lloyds banking group cover accommodation fees. But in general as I stayed in central London it was quite expensive , but living a ten minute walk away from a supermarket helped keep food prices lower. Bars were very expensive.

Nightlife was brilliant, you had the best clubs in the country at your door step, however coming from Sheffield University nightlife where everything was at student prices, coming to London was a shock as a drink would cost around £10, but there are plenty of nightclubs to keep you busy in the week.

Outside activities but within Lloyds banking group was fairly limited with only social drinks an option which was nice to get to know your team and network. But in London there is plenty to do if you want to keep busy. As I was in London during the start of the football season I would go to a different ground every week.