Summer Analyst Review

by UBS

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.2/5
  • The Role
    4.7
  • The Company
    4.3
  • The Culture
    3.4

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • The internship was great, went through proper project customer - developer interaction phase with requirements and functional specs, as well as technical design and implementation. The only negative was initial start of internship - took ages to get the accounts set-up and software licenses needed.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • The team was perfect - very friendly and supportive.

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Any questions / issues were welcome, initial guidance could have been better but was excellent considering how busy the senior management is. There was always someone I could go to for answers.

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • The initial start of placement let them down - I was struggling to find work, which in the end resulted in me spending more time working on the project since I had practically lost the initial two weeks to HR training and bureaucracy.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Complete control of the modifications I was working on, my ideas and technical solutions were well received.

    5/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Very good experience of software development with most lifecycle phases encountered. Excellent considering the short time frame.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Good fun with colleagues around me.

    5/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • HR did an excellent job.

    5/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Quite general training and senior management talks which were fun but I assume more useful for front office interns. I would have preferred some technical training in relevant development languages and tools, or company's development process and documentation writing.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Company Parties/Events
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Great start for the career, always possible to get a job in a different division / location as preffered.

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • Not much time for out-of-office socialising!

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • London, get prepared for expensive pints, but the location is awesome!

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Central London very close for clubs, a lot of pubs close to work.

    5/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • There is always a possibility to get involved in activities colleagues take part in.

    4/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Systems Engineering, Computer Science

London

August 2012

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