What's work-life balance like?

Hi Laura, thank you for your questions. A typical day on the scheme varies depending on the role, the team and the responsibilities. My current role is in Personal Current Accounts, and it is mostly project-based. I work from 9 to 5, but some of my colleagues have different schedules, for example 8-4. We all come to the office two days a week, which is 40% of our working week.So work life balance is great and you'll find the company to be quite flexible. You'll find yourself supported throughout the grad scheme but also after it. There's a Grad alumni group and they also hold events and ensure that grads feel supported beyond theThe qualifications offered will vary dependent on the scheme you apply for so for the Sustainabile Consumer Banking Scheme, we get offered the opportunity to study CIMA but there's also the opportunity to attend workshops, courses and use learning platforms offered by the organisation, Emerging Talent also hold development sessions specifically for grads. scheme despite being in permanent roles.

Thank you Margaret. How much of the scheme is client facing while you are in the grad scheme?

I would like to add, there are a number of different teams per business area but there will usually only be 1 grad per team. However the graduates will have the opportunity to meet each other and form relationships. In addition you will rotate into different teams throughout the graduate programme so will have different experiences and build networks which will support with your career once the graduate programme is finished too!

There are different roles available during the scheme so you may find yourself in a customer facing role but alternatively all of your placements may be back office roles.

Great, thanks so much

Hey Laura, thanks for the question :) I'm in my first year of the grad scheme and the work-life balance has been great so far. As Margaret says, my manager has been very flexible so I can work later some days and start/finish earlier on others. I usually start at 8 then leave at 4 but have had a few times where I've stayed a little later so I could leave early on a Friday when I've needed to. I'm the only grad in my direct team but there's about new 550 grads and apprentices this year within the business.As Rachel says, plenty of opportunities to meet with other grads. I meet regularly with several others who are also based in Bristol, both on the same scheme as me and different schemes too. We also had a big welcome event with all 550 of us where we went to London, which was fantastic for meeting other grads too

Great thanks Sam. Am i right in thinking that there is no Sustainable Financial Wellbeing Graduate Scheme is not in Bristol and only in Edinburgh, Leeds and Halifax?

Hi Laura, yes that’s correct. Edinburgh, Leeds and Halifax are the locations for this graduate scheme.

Does this graduate scheme applies to both graduates (I.e. undergraduate and postgraduate) or it's only for undergraduates just finishing uni.

The Sustainable Financial Wellbeing Graduate schemes is open to both undergraduates and postgraduates as long as you meet the 2:2 requirement.

Okay; thanks so much

No worries Pelumi, is there any other questions we can help you with??