Summer intern Review
by UBS
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.5
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The Company
4.3
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The Culture
3.1
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
I enjoyed it a lot, UBS really put efforts into making us feel happy and motivated.
Very much, they spent a lot of time with me.
My supervisors devoted a lot of time to me, explaining things to me and letting me shadow them.
Busy enough ! I was working on two desks simultaneously so I was getting work from both.
I was able to place bond orders and inquiries into the system which made me feel very useful. My team also let me email my findings comparing two databases to different UBS teams.
I feel like my learning curve has been very steep, I have learnt much more than I expected to in 3 weeks.
The Company
Very good atmosphere, very nice and funny people
Very organised. Several events were organised by HR and everything was done for us to meet as many people as possible during the internship.
The mini rotations allowed us to understand what everyone was doing on the trading floor which is invaluable ! All sales and traders were happy to help us and answer our questions, and UBS has spent a lot of time on training us although its only a 9 week internship.
Subsidised/Company Gym
Company Parties/Events
Very appealing !
The Culture
Yes, UBS organised events for us to meet and everyone is very nice !
Very expensive. Especially the costs of socialising (broadgate circle)
Very good
Not really. I would love UBS to organise or subsidise dancing classes
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Investment Banking
International
July 2016
