Talents Lab Intern Review

It was a really great experience - I got to meet lots of inspiring young people doing amazing things and I have particularly enjoyed the mix of cultures and opinions in the group. Banking is the career I want to go into and being able to see what happens day to day within a bank is very exciting.

I felt very valued - from months before the insight week Ann & Hannah were in touch on a regular basis and this only continued during the program itself. Everyone has been encouraged to speak and if I had had any problems I know they would have been swiftly resolved.

I have received a lot of support, through fellow students, the Junior Talent staff and all employees of the company. Staff who gave presentations were willing to come to networking events and just generally give us advice on our projects which was very touching. Instructions were clearly given via emails.

The job-specific knowledge will be very helpful going forward trying to secure internships and graduate jobs because I now know which areas of the Investment Bank I would like to go into. Techniques such as multiple analysis will be useful in Corporate Finance and Accounting modules during my degree years.

The timetable on the Guidebook App was very handy and this gave it a clear structure - starting off with a breakfast every morning was a nice informal start to the day and then the workshops and talks were clearly signposted. Breaking for lunch after a couple of hours was also very appreciated.

The atmosphere was friendly and welcoming which is good because potentially banking can be intimidating so the fact that everyone was willing to get on and chat to you about normal things rather work all the time was very reassuring. We were all trying to do our best but also working as a team.

UBS invested a lot in me, throughout the recruitment process and during the program with the staff giving up revenue opportunities to improve my understanding.

To a large extent but ultimately every day is different in an Investment Bank so they could only give a flavour.

Very much so, I had read about the culture on the website but meeting people in the company it was evident that the culture influences how they work - e.g. being Swiss

It gave me a lot of things to ponder and has left me with lots of questions I need to figure out about how I want my career to go.

Having the option of an open return was very welcome flexibility.

I hadn't appreciated just how much networking there would be but it has been incredibly useful.

Good food and drink provided, very helpful graduates - an hour and a half flew past on Monday evening.

Through networking I learnt about the social football teams and we also heard about volunteering options in the community.

You can only find out so much from the internet, actually going to a bank enhanced my knowledge so much faster and I also made good friends.