Insight Week Candidate Review

by UBS

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.3/5
  • About You
    4.1
  • The Company
    4.3
  • Everything Else
    4.5

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • Very very enjoyable experience

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • 90% of the time

    4/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • Lots of support

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

    • Not for my particular degree stream, but developed a lot of skills generally.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Very well structured. Planned perfectly.

    5/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • Very enjoyable, but serious when it was required.

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

    • Learnt a lot by work shadowing; shows that they are prepared to give you a hands-on experience rather than just telling you about a typical day etc.

    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?

    • Work shadowing helped a great deal

    4/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • Every employee I spoke to, in every division or stage in their career said the same thing. "Everyone at UBS is very helpful and there is a brilliant support network here."

    5/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • Definitely going to go into banking as a career.

    4/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • Insight week, so not paid. Did not need reimbursement for anything.

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • Met lots of employees from the firm.

    5/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • Good social events and networking events etc.

    4/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • CSR kept on popping up frequently, it is something UBS takes great pride in.

    5/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Definitely!

    5/5
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Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

April 2013

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