Emerging Talent (Graduate scheme) Review

Item: Emerging Talent (Graduate scheme) at Lloyds Banking Group
Rating: 4.5
Author: Anonymous

at Lloyds Banking Group

Graduate Job

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banking, Business Operations, Data Analysis, Information Technology, Insurance and Risk Management, Project Management, Retail Banking, UX/UI Design

Leeds

Review Submitted: August 2026

Overall Rating

4.5 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

5/5 - Overview of the Role

4/5 - Experience & Company Culture

5/5 - Recommendations & Advice

Overview of the Role

Overall, how would you describe your experience at Lloyds Banking Group?

Excellent. - there were various opportunities within the group for a graduate - from retail banking through operations, IT, project delivery and AI & Data. I was given a respectable level of responsibility for a graduate and was able to work on genuine business outcomes & impact strategy. There are also very decent avenues to pursue for progression, mentorship, and an emerging talent programme to ensure that the graduate scheme is able to act as a springboard to launch a longer career. Graduates here can get involved in cloud technology, data modernisation, Ai, automation, and digital transformation projects which also future proof your career. The thing I valued most from The graduate scheme experience was the ability to contribute whilst learning, to deliver meaningful work from the start, and to have a real impact whilst developing in role.

What are the main responsibilities of the role and which elements of the role do you enjoy the most?

Real business challenges, being trusted with meaningful work early on, and a trusting culture that enabled me to learn and hone my skills.

To what extent does your role give you the opportunity to contribute meaningfully and feel valued by your team?

5/5

LBG invests heavily in learning, mentoring and future skills. So team members are aware that graduates are there to work, to contribute and to develop. There is a real culture of support around the graduate scheme

How does your compensation package - including perks & benefits - fairly remunerate you for the work you do?

5/5

I now have access to staff rate products such as mortgage. Discounted premium accounts, and insurance. Sharematch and Sharesave facilities offer me the chance to invest in the company at a discount. There are plenty of financial perks, and colleague offers where the group partners with retailers to allow early / cheaper access to goods and services.

How well do you feel the role is preparing you for your future career?

5/5

Excellent vision of the future. Ai specific training for every colleague, embracing the future in terms of digital assets, and continuous development opportunities beyond the graduate scheme.

How would you rate the extent to which you were developing new or existing skills through formal training and your day-to-day role?

5/5

Colleagues are provided with development time, opportunities to learn formally or informally at work. Access to an Ai academy, Percipio, MS learn, and linked in learning as well as in- house training

Experience & Company Culture

How is the support you receive?

4/5

I have an excellent line manager. There are still pockets of very old fashioned, command and control style management cultures but these are rare -and getting rarer. The culture that LBG strives for is more collaborative, agile, fail fast and learn.

How is your work-life balance?

4/5

2 days a week with a commute, 3 days at home. Good ability to switch off after work, there are times when I get very busy - when delivery date for a project is imminent, but generally the work is good, LBG also have a workplace experience team to ensure equipment is functioning as expected and that the workplace is a pleasant place to be.

What is the organisational culture, values and general atmosphere like?

4/5

The workplace experience team provide it fixes, building maintenance and reduce minor quibbles that can cause frustration at work. There are events and opportunities to socialise in and outside of your team. There are learning & re-skilling opportunities, and the culture is collaborative between colleagues and line managers.

How would you rate Lloyds Banking Group initiatives when it comes to equality, diversity, inclusion and accessibility?

4/5

LBG has multiple networks setup representing various ethnicity, sexuality, neurodiversity and social upbringing types. I think it could do a little more on who & how roles are allocated. There still seems to be a hangover from previous culture where a significant percentage of executives are privileged, white, & male, but the modern culture, & modern recruitment practices do not appear to carry this bias. I think a little more could be done on supporting people from deprived backgrounds who often do not have the inate confidence / entitlement that allows them to succeed.

How would you rate Lloyds Banking Group CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) initiatives?

4/5

Helping Britain prosper is a very good vision statement for a financial institution. LBG often comes good on these promises, but I think could do more to support the fabric of british society / invest in the uk infrastructure. LBG charity partner is Crisis, and Lloyds has done a lot to support the charity but I think could do more to reduce uk homelessness, from a business perspective, generally LBG appears to invest ethically but I think sometimes chases efficiency over growth, and over investing socially in the uk.