Intern 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
1.8
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The Company
1.8
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The Culture
3.5
- 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
first two weeks were very interesting; after a while realised I was treated like a burden. work wasn't used for anything, it was given to simply keep me busy. the internship took up my entire summer. after a difficult year at uni, I resent this.
I could have not been there and it would have made no difference.
First three weeks had weekly catch ups and meetings after that my manager just cancelled every weekly meeting we had. there was no guidance with regards to my work, or how I should develop myself. when I asked questions the response I was given involved a rolling of the eyes from my manager.
Not enough work.
Towards the end was given an important piece of work, other than that everything else I done made no difference to anyone or anything.
Learnt a fair bit with regards to an area I want to work with. But really I had hoped to learn and develop a lot, lot more.
The Company
pretty chilled, could wear what we wanted, beers on Fridays. Not what you'd expect from a corporate environment.
everything for me to do was thought of on the spot, mainly to keep me busy.
was invited to go to another part of the country to visit another area of the bank, other interns were allowed to go. My manager wasn't willing to take money out of the teams cost centre for me to go.
Working from home
I want to work in science. In all honesty my experience hasn't put me off working for LBG, I know my experience isn't representative of most internships here. I was unfortunate to be placed where I was, although the area of work really interests me.
The Culture
London prices.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
London
August 2018
