Lloyds Banking Group Assessment: Aon Games, SJT & How to Practice
Lloyds Banking Group screens graduates with Aon/cut-e gamified reasoning plus a situational judgement test. GamePrep trains the cognitive part — here's what to practise and what you can't.
TL;DR: Lloyds Banking Group's early-careers assessment combines Aon (cut-e) gamified cognitive tasks with a situational judgement test (SJT) and often a strengths or values questionnaire. GamePrep trains the cognitive and numerical side — speed, number sense, attention — but the SJT and values sections test judgement and fit, which you can't drill the same way. Prepare the trainable parts, and research Lloyds' values for the rest.
If you've applied to a Lloyds Banking Group graduate programme, internship, or apprenticeship — across Lloyds Bank, Halifax, Bank of Scotland, or Scottish Widows — you'll usually receive the online assessment soon after your application clears the initial screen. Lloyds leans on Aon's gamified assessment platform, so expect short interactive cognitive tasks rather than a traditional test paper, paired with judgement-based sections that measure how you'd behave at work. Exact steps vary by programme and region, and Lloyds updates its process most years, so trust your invite email above any general guide, this one included.
What the assessment looks like
Aon's gamified cognitive tasks are quick and interactive: you might sort information, respond to fast-changing prompts, or work through numerical mini-games under a timer. Alongside these, the SJT presents realistic workplace scenarios and asks how you'd respond — there's no single "correct" answer, but Lloyds scores against its behavioural framework. A strengths or values questionnaire often rounds it out. Be honest here: it's about fit, and inconsistent answers get flagged. GamePrep trains the cognitive/numerical games — reaction speed, attention, arithmetic — not the SJT or values content, which you prepare for by researching Lloyds' purpose and behaviours rather than by drilling games.
The skills you can train
Number sense helps you read figures quickly in Aon's numerical mini-games. Numerosity builds your instinct for quantity and comparison, so when data appears you already have a feel for the right answer instead of starting cold.
Mental arithmetic powers the numerical tasks. Mental math rehearses the percentages, ratios, and quick sums common in banking-flavoured problems, making the maths automatic so the timer stops dictating your pace.
Selective attention matters when Aon's games add distractors. The flanker arrows test drills locking onto the relevant signal and ignoring noise, which transfers to any gamified task where the obvious answer is a decoy.
Reaction speed underpins the fastest rounds. The reaction-time test teaches you to respond promptly and accurately without freezing, so you don't leak easy points to hesitation on the clock.
The Lloyds process & timeline
A typical route runs: online application, the Aon gamified assessment plus SJT/values questionnaire, a recorded video interview, then a virtual assessment centre with group exercises, a case study, and a final interview. Stages usually move within one to three weeks. Treat the cognitive games as your best chance to gain ground through practice, and prepare separately for the SJT by studying Lloyds' values and thinking through customer-first scenarios. For the wider context on gamified hiring, read our pillar guide on HireVue game-based assessments, and for provider detail see our cut-e / Aon assessment guide.
How to prepare in 3 days
Day one: run each of the four games once to find your weakest — often either arithmetic or attention under speed. Spend day two drilling that gap for 20 minutes, then do a mixed set to rebuild accuracy under pressure; separately, read Lloyds' values and rehearse a few SJT-style scenarios. Day three: one light round of each game, then rest. Set up somewhere quiet with a stable connection, a charged laptop, scrap paper, and a calculator if the instructions permit. For the SJT, read each scenario fully and pick the response a customer-focused, collaborative colleague would choose — not the flashiest one.
FAQ
Can GamePrep help with the Lloyds SJT? Not directly — the SJT measures judgement and fit, not cognition. GamePrep trains the numerical and attention games. For the SJT, research Lloyds' values and practise reasoning through workplace scenarios.
How much of the assessment is games versus questionnaire? It varies by programme, but expect a mix: gamified cognitive tasks plus an SJT and often a strengths or values section. The games are the trainable slice; the rest rewards honesty and preparation of a different kind.
Do I need a finance background? No. The numerical tasks test reasoning with figures, not banking knowledge. Solid mental arithmetic and number sense matter far more than any prior finance study.
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