The application process

Fill out the application form

Once you’ve found the ideal opportunity, click the apply button. You’ll be asked to register by completing a form with some details about yourself. The good news is, we don’t require a CV or covering letter and we don’t rely solely on your past experiences. During all stages, we’re more interested in how you share our values and demonstrate your potential.

Complete the online assessment

This gives you an insight into our Group and how we support our customers and communities. You’ll be guided through it and it should take around 60 minutes (although don’t worry if you complete it in less than that or take a little longer. 

We recommend you find a quiet spot, free from distractions and have a pen, paper and calculator at hand. It’s a good idea to spend some time in our Assessment Practice Zone, to get a better idea of what you’ll be asked to do.

A few other essential details

• Throughout the assessment you’ll be presented with information in a range of formats, including audio content, written articles, sample emails, as well as different question types. Some of the questions ask you to rank a selection of responses in order or demonstrate your preferences.
• Your assessment is not time-limited, so you are free to stop, start and take breaks as needed. 
• Remember that we can’t consider your application until you’ve submitted your online assessment.

Some of the accessibility features of our online assessment include:

• Closed captions on all audio content, which you can also pause
• Question text displayed at a minimum size of 14px
• Keyboard navigation available on assessment items
• Ability to zoom in and out of the content on the screen. 

Next steps

You’ll receive a feedback report within a few days of completing the assessment. We’ll then contact you about whether you’ve progressed to the next stage, ‘Job insight assessment’. 

This stage gives you a better understanding of the type of work you might be doing here. And it allows us to assess how you approach different challenges in a variety of true-to-life situations.                                                     
What’s involved?

The assessment takes around 60 minutes to complete so, as with our online assessment, choose a quiet spot and be prepared for any notes you may want to jot down. Again, our Assessment Practice Zone can give you a lot of insight into this assessment, so make sure you check it out. 

You’ll be presented with multiple scenarios with several questions exploring how you would respond, as well as data for you to analyse and interpret. There will be questions where you are required to record a video or written response within a given timeframe. 

If you need extra support

We’re here to help. If you have a disability, long-term health or neuro-diverse condition, this may have an impact on your ability to complete the assessment. Just let us know if you need extra support and we’ll be happy to discuss the adjustments we can make, such as giving you additional time or completing our alterative assessments. You’ll also have the opportunity to request additional time or other adjustments on your application form.

Next steps

If you’re successful, we’ll get be in touch to invite you to the final stage of the process and ask you to book onto one of our assessment centres. The Assessment Centre will be conducted either virtually or in person*, depending on the Programme you have applied for. Please note that some elements will be timed.
 
*If you are invited to an Assessment Centre, we’ll confirm whether it will be in person or virtual. Reasonable travel expenses will be covered for in-person events.

The final stage of the application process is a half day of assessments. 

To prepare for this you’ll need to complete some pre-work, and we’ll provide full details well in advance.
 
On the day, we’ll assess you through a series of different exercises, including a one-to-one interview, a group exercise and some individual assessments which will relate to the pre-work you’ve completed.
 
Remember, we’re not expecting perfection. The goal is for you to show us your strengths as well as your areas for development. But the day isn’t just about us assessing you – you’ll get to learn more about us too, about our values and our culture. The assessors you’ll meet are colleagues at Lloyds Banking Group and you’ll also get to talk with some of our current graduates who can tell you about their own journey and answer your questions.

What you’ll need

For our virtual assessment centres, you’ll need access to a laptop or tablet and have a good internet connection, ideally somewhere where you can be free from distractions. You can access Microsoft Teams on a smartphone but as you’ll be asked to review detailed information, we recommend you use a larger device instead.

We appreciate that not everyone will have access to a laptop or tablet, or a good internet connection at home. And that’s OK, we can help if that’s the case. Contact us and we can discuss giving you access to a laptop within one of our offices. Or perhaps another solution. If you do travel to one of our offices, we can support you with travel expenses too. 

For our in-person Assessment Centres, more information will be provided nearer the time, including what you will need on the day and how to book travel. 

How to prepare

We’ll provide clear instructions for the pre-work you’ll be required to complete, and we recommend you spend between two-three hours going through it.

Our Assessment Practice Zone gives you lots of insight into our assessments and helps you consider how best to explain why you’re considering a career with us, and in particular, the programme you’ve applied for.

Next steps

Make it through the final stage and we’ll make you an offer! Accept and there’s just a few official checks to complete before joining. 

Fill out the application form

Once you’ve found the ideal opportunity, click the apply button. You’ll be asked to register by completing a form with some details about yourself. The good news is, we don’t require a CV or covering letter, and we don’t rely solely on your past experiences. During all stages, we’re more interested in how you share our values and demonstrate your potential.

Complete the first-stage assessment

This gives you an insight into our Group and how we support our customers and communities, as well as the type of work you might get involved with. It’s also a chance for us to assess your strengths, values and technical ability. 

We’re looking for multiple skills, so please make sure you complete all the assessments within the technical section. This will give us an understanding of your existing knowledge and the areas you may be best suited to. 

The assessment can be completed in sections, and we recommend you take a break between each one. It’s a good idea to spend some time in our Assessment Practice Zone before you start, to get a better idea of what you’ll be asked to do.

A few other essential details

• Throughout the assessment you’ll be presented with information in a range of formats, including audio content, written articles, mock emails, as well as different question types.
• Some of the questions ask you to rank a selection of responses in order or demonstrate your preferences. You’ll also be asked to analyse and interpret the information and data you’re given.
• The assessment includes some time-limited questions where you’ll have to give a written or video-recorded answer. 
• We can’t consider your application until you’ve submitted your first-stage assessment.

Some of the accessibility features of our online assessment include:

• Closed captions on all audio content, which you can also pause
• Question text displayed at a minimum size of 14px
• Keyboard navigation available on assessment items
• Ability to zoom in and out of the content on the screen. 

If you need extra support

We’re here to help. If you have a disability, long-term health or neuro-diverse condition, this may have an impact on your ability to complete the assessment. Just let us know if you need extra support and we’ll be happy to discuss the adjustments we can make, such as giving you additional time or completing our alterative assessments. You’ll also have the opportunity to request additional time or other adjustments on your application form.

Next steps

You’ll receive a feedback report within a few days of completing the assessment. We’ll then contact you about whether you’ve progressed to the next stage after the advertised closing date for the programme you have applied for.

The final stage of the application process is a half day of assessments. 

To prepare for this you’ll need to complete some pre-work, and we’ll provide full details well in advance.
 
On the day, we’ll assess you through a series of different exercises, including a one-to-one interview, a group exercise and some individual assessments which will relate to the pre-work you’ve completed.
 
Remember, we’re not expecting perfection. The goal is for you to show us your strengths as well as your areas for development. But the day isn’t just about us assessing you – you’ll get to learn more about us too, about our values and our culture. The assessors you’ll meet are colleagues at Lloyds Banking Group and you’ll also get to talk with some of our current graduates who can tell you about their own journey and answer your questions.

What you’ll need

You’ll need access to a laptop or tablet and a good internet connection, and ideally somewhere to sit where you can be free from distractions. You can access Microsoft Teams on a smartphone but as you’ll be asked to review detailed information, we recommend you use a larger device instead.

We appreciate that not everyone has access to a laptop or tablet, or a good internet connection at home. And that’s OK, we can help if that’s the case. Contact us and we can discuss giving you access to a laptop within one of our offices. Or perhaps another solution. If you do travel to one of our offices, we can support you with travel expenses too. 

How to prepare

We’ll provide clear instructions for the pre-work you’ll be required to complete, and we recommend you spend between two-three hours going through it.

Our Assessment Practice Zone gives you lots of insight into our assessments and helps you consider how best to explain why you’re considering a career with us, and in particular, the programme you’ve applied for.

Next steps

Make it through the final stage and we’ll make you an offer! Accept and there’s just a few official checks to complete before joining. 

We want to know how you feel about our industry and why it interests you. And we’d love to hear examples of how you live our values. Whether it’s your experience of volunteering or your ambitions to get involved in our charity work, how can you help us achieve our purpose of helping Britain prosper while achieving your goals too?

Strengths-based interviews are a bit different to traditional assessments. We want to learn where your natural skills lie, so be sure you’re ready to tell us. And if you’re invited to an assessment day, we’ll be looking to see how you do things across various exercises – on your own and within a group.

We recognise that everyone is different and we’ve tried to make our application process accessible to everyone. If you need access to a laptop within one of our offices, have any accessibility requirements or need any other help to complete any stage of the process, email us at lloydsbankinggrouptalent@peoplescout.co.uk or call 0345 330 4576.

If you have questions about reasonable adjustments and equal opportunities, check out our FAQs page.

Head to our Assessment Practice Zone for a preview of the kind of assessments you could be asked to complete. You’ll also find hints and tips on how to best prepare.