How to apply
Ready for a graduate scheme with a difference? Find out how to apply for a Lloyds Banking Group graduate job and start a career with impact.
Find out more2 years
£42,000
Plus a great range of benefits.
Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds or West Yorkshire
We'll support you to achieve a CIPD professional qualification. 2-4 years depending on the HR Specialist pathway.
Our people make Lloyds Banking Group everything it is. When they’re at their best, our business is too. Right now, our People and Places teams are heading into an exciting new chapter. One that will see us do even more to enable our employees to deliver our strategy, grow our business and Help Britain Prosper.
That means growing our future skills and helping colleagues build their own fulfilling career paths. It means making Lloyds Banking Group a great place to work, from the physical environments we offer to all the ways we recognise and reward our people. And it means shaping our culture and future proofing how we work, so it’s enjoyable and meaningful for us all.
Join one of our specialist programmes and you could play an important part in helping our people achieve even greater success.
Supporting our people takes a broad range of expertise. Our three specialist programmes can help you hone your talents and discover new interests in a specific area. Use the tabs below to explore what each one offers.
Our Talent Acquisition team manages all the recruitment we do, from beginning to end. This includes how we use our employer brand to attract the right people, how we identify, engage, and assess candidates and how we help them feel part of our Group when they join us. This is a team that is critical to our future growth and transformation plans. To support this, they’re constantly seeking new ways to use technology and other innovative solutions to personalise and transform our recruitment experience for everyone involved. All in all, this is also a fantastic time to join them.
On this programme, you’ll start with a two-week bootcamp giving you an overview of our People and Places function. You’ll then rotate through three placements in Tech Recruitment, Branding and Attraction and Executive Recruitment. You could be:
Over two years, you’ll learn what it takes to find the rich talent we need within our Group and ensure candidates are excited to join and stay. Plus, get all the support you need to develop in the ways you want and earn a professional CIPD qualification.
Locations: Bristol or Leeds
Looking for an exciting way to make the most of your strategic thinking, people and analytical skills? This could be it. On this programme, you’ll help us shape our reward package so we can attract and retain the talent we need to deliver the Group’s strategy.
Following a two-week bootcamp giving you an overview of our People and Places function, you’ll rotate through placements in teams such as Reward Policy & Propositions, Executive Reward and Reward Partnering. You’ll also have the opportunity to do a placement outside Reward in a HR generalist role.
Depending on your placements, you could be:
Throughout it all, you’ll gain an in-depth insight into what our expert teams do, helping you explore the kind of reward role you might want to move into after your graduate scheme. Plus, we’ll support you to work towards a professional CIPD qualification.
Locations: Leeds, Bristol or Edinburgh
To help our people perform at their best, we need to understand the way they behave. That’s where our Occupational Psychologists come in. Through this programme, you’ll apply psychological theories, knowledge and practice to enhance our people proposition, supercharge the way we work and interact with each other, and create an environment where everybody thrives.
Following a two-week bootcamp giving you an overview of our People and Places function, you’ll rotate through three different P&P teams which could include our Executive Talent and Assessment, People Partnering, Culture and Leadership, or others.
You could find yourself:
Locations: Bristol or Leeds
If you have a strong analytical mind, the ability to build positive relationships, and an enthusiasm for getting the best out of people, then one of our HR Specialist routes could provide the opportunity you’ve been looking for.
Talent Acquisition and Reward: A 2:2 degree or above in any subject area from any university in the world.
Occupational Psychology: Msc. in Occupational Psychology accredited by BPS.
Talent Acquisition: Bristol and Leeds
Reward: Bristol, Edinburgh and Leeds
Occupational Psychology: Bristol and Leeds
The closing date for applications is 30 March 2023. Our graduate schemes may close early if we receive a high number of applications, so it’s best to apply as soon as you can.
Our application process is designed to give all candidates the opportunity to excel. You’ll find everything you need to know, including stages of the process and tips to help you succeed, on our how to apply page.
Please note: We’ll only accept one application per candidate, per year. However, if the programme you apply for is full, and your skills and interests match other programmes within the same job family, we’ll get in touch to talk about these opportunities.
We’ll make sure you have everything you need to build the future you want. You'll find support through networks, mentorship programmes and your team. You'll find life-long learning, too, through the training opportunities we offer and the professional qualification we'll help you reach.
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