Insurance 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
4.8
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The Company
4.6
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The Culture
3.8
- 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
It was a really fantastic experience and a very enjoyable taste of working life.
I was given real work to do and my opinions and ideas were sought.
My manager was fantastic; she helped me to arrange 1-to-1s with people in various parts of the business.
I was busy 9-5 every day and only had to stay late (as in past 6) once.
As I said, I was given real work to do, which was then used by other people in the business.
I now have mega- Excel skills which will be extremely helpful in my dissertation.
The Company
It was really friendly and everyone was nice to me. It took a while to find a desk but once I did that was great.
I was really impressed by the organisation
There were loads of opportunities for personal development, mainly through the Charity Challenge (about which I was initially sceptical). I felt throughout like the firm was investing in me, and that was a really nice feeling.
Subsidised Canteen
National Travel
I have an offer to join the graduate scheme and plan to do so.
The Culture
Many of the interns from the whole building would eat lunch together which was a really lovely way to get to know people. I'm not really into the partying thing so it was great to have that.
Medium - I'm from London and at uni in the South of England so it seemed cheap but I know compared to other parts of Scotland or the North of England it's expensive.
I didn't really take part in the nightlife, but there appeared to be lots of it - which meant that there were always police around, which made me feel safe.
Beyond the Charity Challenge there wasn't much through the company, but as the city was so vibrant I found a group for one of my hobbies that I was able to join.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Accounting, Actuary, Banking, Financial Management
Scotland
November 2014
