Colleague Performance Manager Review

Overall a very good experience. I felt like I was a contributing member of the team. There was plenty of other interns, scholars and graduates based near my location to socialise and share experiences with as well.

All colleagues treated me fairly and very friendly. Given the fact that I was only there for 10 weeks, it is not surprising that I was not able to rate this section higher than 7.

My line manager was always there to support me in case I had any questions and all other management staff were equally as helpful. There was nobodoy I could not approach in case I needed help with anything.

As with most internships, there were some days during which I did not have much to do, or on the other hand too much. Most of the times, the work stayed within reasonable levels and I never felt like I was being over or underworked.

I was allowed to conduct interviews, internal reviews and home visits, which are small, but quite important aspects of the responsibilities I was agiven. In addition to that, I felt that all my work needed to be done.

As I am currently studying Civil Engineering, the skills I obtained working for Lloyds are not necessarily relevant to my degree. It is mostly organisational and leadership skills, which are transferable to anything really, that I will be able to apply to my final year at university.

Quite a casual atmosphere in the office, however team members had a strict working schedule which did not necessarily allow them to get up to much in the office.

In terms of the work, the placement was organised very well, as my line manager seemed very prepared and had arranged for plenty of projects for me to get involved with throughout my time in the team. While the accommodation was provided by Lloyds for free, they messed up the last two weeks meaning we had to move twice in the last weeks with very little to no information being provided by the emerging talent team at Lloyds.

There was regular conference calls and webinars through which interns, scholars and graduates could enhance their knowledge of the banking basics as well as plenty of other individual web-based training that was partially compulsary.

Lloyds normally offers the majority of interns and scholars a role on their graduate scheme. There is also the possibility of changing between business areas before going onto the graduate scheme.

As already mentioned, there was more than 70 interns, scholars and graduates emplyoed by Lloyds at my location. There was always somebody around to do something and the people were all very easy to get along with.

This can really vary in Edinburgh, which is where I was based. In some areas, prices can be just as high as London, but in some they can be much cheaper. Given how the city is a hub for tourists and sort of a capital city, this did not come as a surpirse.

Very good! Plenty of pubs, bars and clubs to be discovered.

My internship was at the same time as the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the biggest performing arts festival in all of Europe, which provided plenty of activities to get involved with during my time there. In addition to that, there is a huge amount of other activities that people can get involved with.