Summer Intern Review

It largely depends on the team, but my team has been more than welcoming and warm to me. In general, Financial Institutions is a great department to work for, as people here are genuinely lovely and friendly and willing to talk to you at any time - not sure about other departments.

Again, it depends on the team - my team has graduates and young associate, who I get along very well. They taught me a lot and feedbacked to me constantly. Around LBG in general, there is a great atmosphere by colleagues, especially senior colleagues (than you) that they want you to develop.

My manager has been more than excellent with me - it was my first proper job and his first time managing someone - we both are trying to figure out how to sort out stuff with each other so it is more of a mutual learning experience. He provided me with so much help, even when he was on holiday for the past two weeks, he still replied to anything that relates to me and gave me his personal mobile number to contact him.

Some days are quite fine but some days can be very very busy. There are always ways to keep yourself busy as you can actively get involved with stuff in other teams, in I & D, and in other parts of the bank. I do recommend people to get involved as much as possible.

I did get many responsibilities within the team and also asked for work outside the team. Again, if one is in some larger teams / departments, things they get might be quite basic but if they show the improvement and precision in their work - people tend to trust you more and give you more responsibilities.

As I am taking the module of Money and Banking, coming to Lloyds for understanding of banking really helps me to put my knowledge into practice. Also, communication skills are the big part in Lloyds - everyone can be taught to do their work but not everyone can learn how to get along with others.

Office is nice and everyone is very friendly and easy to talk to - you can go to anyone's desk and say hi to them and have a quick chat with them with questions. Networking events and social events are bonuses working here - it was nice to see people you work with outside work in their casual clothes.

Within my department itself, the Emerging Talent team was more than amazing - very helpful, and eager to help everyone. Across the whole CB, it was rather disappointing - there is very lack of organisation in terms of spreading out information about the referral process to us or to managers - nobody knew what was going on until the very end - there was also lack of information on the actual schemes - however, this should only be applied to this year due to the restructuring.

Online course - many compulsory ones and also some good ones to do. Lynda. com is very useful too, but I suppose most unis provide it already. In general, if there is any aspect you need help with, there is always someone within Lloyds to help you understand it if you ask.

I would more than love to come back to Lloyds for my graduate placement if I do have the chance - I think it was just a very friendly lovely place to work for especially considering the work-life balance aspect and how much they care about I&D. However, the changes in my graduate schemes have made it less appealing.

Some interns are quite nice but some are not - guess you have to choose who you get along with. But I definitely would say if you come to work for Lloyds, treat it well - it is genuinely a fantastic opportunity and you can learn so much - no point disliking the place and bringing the energy down.

It is quite expensive so managing money is very important. But if you cook your lunch the night before, and eat at home more often rather than going to shops and restaurants all the time - it does save so much money and you do get quite good salary here at Lloyds.

Nightlife is great - but it is quite expensive so managing money is very important. Living in halls with other interns and scholars is fantastic, because we all go out on a Friday night and Saturday night and it was lovely to join them as we take care of each other.

There are constantly different kinds of events, volunteering opportunities, sports games within LBG - very nice socials put out by teams as well. This is one of the best part of working here. especially seeing people you work with outside work, which really helps the social aspect of work here.