Applying for a job

All you need to know about applying for a job at Lloyds Banking Group, including the application, assessment and selection process. 

The application process


If you're thinking of applying for a role at Lloyds Banking Group, conducting your own research on the Group and the industry as a whole will strengthen your application and allow you to tell us exactly why you would be the best fit for the role. Our goal is simple: to help every candidate feel informed, prepared and confident at every step of the recruitment journey.

If you need to contact us for any reason, please email us at: careers@lloydsbanking.com

  • Application

    If you've found a vacancy that you’re interested in, hit the ‘apply’ button and follow the next steps to submit your application. You only need to provide information relevant to the role you are applying for. We do not ask for any identification or bank information until you have been offered a role.

  • Assessment

    We'll then review your application against the role criteria and you may be asked to complete an online skills assessment to help us further understand if the role could be a good fit for you. Depending on the role, you may also be subject to the Senior Managers or Certification Regime (SMCR).

  • Interview

    If successful, the next stage will be an interview. This will be done either remotely or in person, depending on the role and location. You may be asked to bring along some documentation to one of our offices.

  • Job offer

    If you’re successful after interview, we'll be back in touch with a verbal offer followed by a written conditional offer. We’ll also explain what additional information we’ll need, if you accept the offer, to support our background checks.  

  • Checks

    Once you’ve accepted the offer, we’ll be in touch to ask for copies of documents, such as 'right to work' documents and proof of address before initiating the background checks. The checks will be done through our vetting supplier, First Advantage. This can take up to 16 working days to complete.

  • On-boarding

    Once background checks are completed, we’ll be in touch to confirm your start date. On day one you’ll receive all you need to get started such as your IT kit including laptop and phone, together with your ID badge.

Interviews and assessments


Our priority in the way we assess is to make sure we fairly and effectively measure how well you can do the job you've applied for. The assessment and selection process you go through will depend on the type of role you're going for and what level it is.

It’s really important to us that everyone has the opportunity to demonstrate their true capability and potential, so if you believe you may need a reasonable adjustment to be made to any part of the selection process then please contact us ahead of the assessment/interview so we can support you. 

CV matching
Interviews
Online asssessments

Disability and neurodiversity support

We're committed to providing an inclusive workplace for colleagues with disabilities, long-term health and neurodivergent conditions – supporting everyone to be their best. 

Please let us know about any adjustments it would be helpful for us to make during the recruitment process. If you have a disability, long-term health or neurodiverse condition you're welcome to opt into the Disability Confident scheme, though this is entirely discretionary and you can ask for reasonable adjustments regardless. 

This includes help with submitting an application – if you face any accessibility challenges with your online application, a member of our recruitment team can support you to complete an application over the phone. Please contact us via email at careers@lloydsbanking.com

Using AI in the right way to support your application

AI can support you along the way with your job search and application, but we’re focused on potential, purpose and people ready to make an impact. Here are some practical tips to help you use AI in a thoughtful and responsible way.

Where AI can help

  • Research Lloyds Banking Group, our role and industry trends.
  • Shape and structure your own examples clearly.
  • Prepare for interview, including practising STAR style answers.
  • Reflect on how you use AI in your day to day work.
  • Support accessibility or reasonable adjustments (just ask).

When not to use AI

  • Copying and pasting AI-generated examples into your application.
  • Submitting responses that don’t reflect your own experience.
  • Using AI to answer questions in an assessment or live at interview.
  • Sharing confidential or sensitive information with AI tools.
  • For voice cloning or deep fake tools.

How we use AI for recruitment

We use AI to make recruitment simpler, fairer and faster, while keeping people at the heart. It helps us review applications, reduce admin and match skills to opportunities. AI supports our decisions, it doesn’t make them.

Fairness, transparency and trust

We use AI responsibly, with human oversight at every stage. Our tools are tested for fairness, we’re open about how they’re used, and people are always accountable. Human judgement always comes first.

Everyone involved in recruitment is trained to use AI responsibly, understanding its limits, reducing bias, and supporting fair, consistent outcomes.

Supporting inclusive recruitment

Our use of AI helps create a more consistent, skills-focused and inclusive experience. It supports fairer assessments and reduces bias, but it never replaces people.

Ready to apply?

We hope our approach to assessment and selection gives you every confidence to apply to one of our opportunities. Good luck!

Or if you haven't found a role you want right now, by joining our Talent Community your profile will be visible to our recruitment teams, who are constantly looking to match outstanding talent with our current and future opportunities. Just complete the short form and we’ll be able to keep you up to date.

 

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