About the Company
Lloyds Banking Group is a leading financial services provider in the United Kingdom, offering a comprehensive range of banking and financial products and services to personal and business customers. Established with a heritage dating back to 1765, Lloyds Banking Group operates under several well-known brands including Lloyds Bank, Halifax, and Bank of Scotland. The group is committed to supporting economic growth, fostering financial inclusion, and delivering exceptional service while upholding strong ethical standards and corporate responsibility.
Company Profile
- Year founded: 1765
- CEO: Charlie Nunn
- Employee Number: c. 65,000
- Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
- Core Values: Trustworthy, helpful, responsible, and pioneering
- Official website: https://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/
Student & Graduate Recruitment Process
Stage 1: Online Application
Candidates apply through HSBC’s official careers portal, submitting their CV and completing application questions tailored to the role and location.
Stage 2: Online Immersive Assessment
During this stage, you will be asked to look at possible work scenarios and answer how you’d respond, deciding on your most to least likely actions. There’ll also be questions about your preferred working style. Read more below on how to prepare for this assessment.
Stage 3: Job Simulation Assessment
In Job Simulation, you will answer questions across formats, including writing, video, multiple choice, and ranking. Each question relates to the type of work you might do at Lloyds Bank. Questions vary depending on the role you are applying for.
Please note: Based on the role your applying for, you may need to complete some video recording questions either at Stage 2 or at Stage 3. Please check the guidance email you will receive from Lloyds Banking Group.
If you are required to complete some video recording questions as part of stage 2, you will be invited to stage 4 after stage 2, if you are successful.
Stage 4: Assessment Centre
The Assessment Centre consists of an individual case study exercise, a group case study, an interview, and a coding test (only for data, technology and engineering roles). The assessment centre integrates everything learned about Lloyds Banking Group so far, focusing on motivational and scenario-based questions during the interview.
Stage 5: Offer and Feedback
Following the assessment centre, candidates receive feedback and are informed about the outcome of their application. You will receive a job offer if you are successful.
How to Prepare for the Online Assessment
Lloyds Banking Group's (LBG) Immersive Online Assessment includes ranking style situational judgement, rating and numerical analysis questions, and tests provided by Cappfinity.
⌛️ Overall Time Needed to Practice: 3 days
⏰ Overall Time Needed to Complete the Assessment: 70 minutes
Immersive Online Assessment
The Immersive Assessment includes multiple ranking and rating-style questions that focus on life at LBG. Those questions are designed to assess the behaviours required to succeed in day-to-day work at LBG. There's no time limit for completing this part of the assessment, which normally takes around 50 minutes.
In order to successfully pass this part of the assessment, you can practice our Situational Judgement Tests, which include ranking-style questions that help you understand corporate culture and what employers might be looking for, and Numerical Reasoning Tests,
Please note that you may need a calculator, a pen, and paper for this assessment.
Choose a practice test
Tests this company use:
- £ 17.9
> Basic & advanced numerical skills training
> SHL-style numerical reasoning tests
> Cappfinity-style numerical reasoning tests
> Cut-e/AON-style numerical reasoning tests
- £ 17.9
> Basic & advanced verbal reasoning skills training
> SHL-style verbal reasoning tests
> Cappfinity-style verbal reasoning tests
> Cut-e/AON-style verbal reasoning tests
- £ 17.9
> Situational judgement training
> Suitable for most companies
> Ranking style questions
> Rating style questions
- £ 17.9
> Basic & advanced logical reasoning skills training
> SHL-style logical reasoning tests
> Cappfinity-style logical reasoning tests
> Cut-e/AON-style logical reasoning tests
Or practice all
- £ 49