Client Coverage, Regions 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
3.8
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The Company
3.4
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The Culture
3.4
- 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
Thoroughly enjoyable. Everyone in the group is kind and supportive. The projects i was given were real issues facing the group and the outcomes of my work were used by senior executives in the decision making process.
Everyone was king and supportive. At no point did a colleague make me feel uncomfortable or undervalued.
My managers allowed me to work in my own way and perform in a way that suited my working style. However, they also gave me guidance and support when needed.
Interns are contracted on a 9 to 5 basis and Lloyds stick strongly to this. It would have been nice to have more work as myself and other interns were expecting something slightly more demanding in terms of workload and hours, but the fact that this was not the case was great for having a life outside work and also being able to enjoy the summer in evenings and weekends.
The work I did was surrounding real issues facing the group at the moment and had large consequences for decision making at an executive level.
The networking skills, business language and other things I learnt are very transferable and will be useful in university and my future career.
The Company
Office environment is friendly and fun. Lack of social events put on by the central team in comparison to other internships was a let down, but this did not stop the interns from getting to know one another and organising these ourselves, but would have been nice to have more organised things (E.g: a closing dinner/ball, lunches, after work drinks etc)
Other than IT issues which are abundant as a result of the old technology, the internship was seamlessly organised.
No formal training and would have appreciated an opportunity to express development desires and have these met, but given the role I was in and length of internship this is unsurprising.
Subsidised Canteen
Subsidised/Company Gym
Offered a place on the graduate program.
The Culture
Many of the interns lived together in provided accommodation and thus got to know each other very well. I did not live here as already have property in the city, but met up often after work for drinks etc.
Quite an expensive and up-market city but live here as a student so used to it. As a result of the fairly rigid 9 to 5 hours, had plenty of time to socialise and get to know other interns.
Bristol, great nightlife.
A few charity days, one bar crawl and an event that is being held after the internship has closed but that we have been invited to.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Audit, Commercial Banking
South West
September 2014
