UBS Insights Review

by UBS

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.4/5
  • About You
    3.6
  • The Company
    3.6
  • Everything Else
    2.8

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • A great deal it mixed social and work aspects very well and balanced.

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
  • The insight didn't give us much time to work alongside or add any value to what the firm does, but contributed to more our development.

    3/5

  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
  • We were instructed on the various tasks we had to complete each day and given a set schedule.

    5/5

  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • The presentation and group exercises have developed the dynamics of any work environment.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?
  • As there was a daily timetable everything pretty much ran to schedule.

    4/5

  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
  • It was both working hard during the day then providing social activities after work.

    4/5

  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • Learning resources such as information on investment banking coupled with related job tasks and the whole week itself showed the great investment from UBS.

    4/5

  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?
  • There were guest speakers from most divisions detailing us on the kind of roles and what was involved.

    4/5

  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
  • As we were segregated mainly to a single room, we weren't really offered the opportunity to engage in the working environment.

    3/5

  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
  • The structure of it being extremely informative helped raise my awareness of the underlying nature of investment banking.

    4/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
  • Not paid or reimbursed for travel


  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?
  • On the first day there was a lunch to engage with employees however after that it lacked any interaction.

    2/5

  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
  • It was quite a hectic and packed environment so wasn't particularly relaxing

    3/5

  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?
  • Never had the opportunity to directly ask employees but there seemed a lot to offer from their website.

    3/5

  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?
  • Definitely, as it provides a wealth of knowledge into the different divisions from actual employees.

    4/5

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Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

April 2013


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