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
2.9
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The Company
3.2
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The Culture
3.4
- 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
The work given was not challenging intellectually. Rather it was just a case of putting in the hours and effort.
The team I was in we're really great and we got along well.
They missed out my mid-term review.
Seemed like I could take on as little or as much as I was willing to. However, sometimes the response was that it would be quicker for the team to do something rather than teach me.
I was left to work independently, however the nature of the work was not business critical, rather nice to have for the team.
Not applicable in any way to my degree, but overall a good introduction to working for a major organisation.
The Company
My team were great, others kept themselves to themselves.
Weekly seminars were great, but in no way did we have any control over which area we were placed in or given the option to rotate.
Excel workshop given, weekly seminars and a weeks raining on the basics of financial products.
Subsidised Canteen
Company Parties/Events
Staff Sales/Staff Shop
If you perform well on the internship they are likely to offer you the full time grad role. However the consistency between the hiring/not hiring full time seemed irregular. Some great people missed out on full time roles, whereas some getting these full time roles were in no way better than those that didn't.
The Culture
Good opportunity to socialise. As with anywhere there were groups that split off.
London prices, enough said but the pay more than covered Accomodation and nights out.
London
Charity day, sports challenges in the office.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
London
February 2012
