Consequential risk intern Review

I interned in the consequential risk and compliance department. The work was very varied and I got exposed to many different areas within the department. I was also given opportunity to learn more about other department and therefore, the internship gave me a great exposure to the functioning of the bank.

I was given a lot of responsibility and a deadline to complete them by. I was also invited to many meetings and was constantly updated about the different projects. In the last few weeks of the internship, I was given an independent project to handle.

The department is very collaborative and open. Everyone in my team was very approachable and friendly, and they did not mind sparing some of their time to guide me through different processes.

The workload was very manageable and I had very reasonable hours. I never felt too under pressure. However, sometimes I hoped to receive more work, so that I could be put in a more challenging environment.

I was given a good amount of responsibility and I also played different roles within the same team.

I developed planning and organisational skills that would definitely improve my time management skills at university. I also learned a lot about the financial market and different regulations that display the practical side of the modules I learn in university (which are heavily theoretical). I also learned a lot about corporate culture and the importance of collaborative decision making and team work. I believe that the exposure I got during my internship and the things I learned will be very useful for my future career.

The office has a great atmosphere. Everyone is very friendly and always ready to help out. The UBS behaviour and values are exhibited everyday in office.

The internship was very well organised. It presented a lot of opportunities to learn and network not only within the department, but also outside the department you work in. There were speaker series and panels almost every week and we also received additional skills sessions. UBS also made sure that we partook in volunteering and other social activities.

UBS invested a lot in every intern. During the first week, we received personal growth training and technical training on financial markets and excel. We also received skills session throughout the internship to help us with out team work and presentation skills. The Business University also had several sessions which the interns could enrol in.

There are a lot of benefits to working in UBS. The firm really supports employee growth and it is also very flexible. There are plenty of opportunities to foster your personal growth within the firm.

All the interns were very friendly. We would meet up every week and also have lunch together throughout the week.

The cost of living and socialising was quite expensive. The bars were quite expensive but it was easily to meet up elsewhere. We also had socials organised by UBS throughout the internship.

There were plenty of opportunities outside of work such as volunteering, additional training and networking opportunities. It was very easy to enrol in these activities and my line manager was very supportive. We were also informed of many activities through newsletters and emails from HR.