UBS Insights Review

by UBS

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.8/5
  • About You
    3.6
  • The Company
    4.1
  • Everything Else
    3.6

    About You

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

    • It was a great insight into the work of the investment banking and financial services industry.

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

    • The firm provided a lot of learning development material and we always had employees at hand for questions.

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

    • We were always based in the same location and had employees in constant contact if we had any queries.

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

    • The internship was largely personal building based where we focussed on developing our personal skills through exercises.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • On the first day we were given a full schedule of the weeks events.

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

    • The students were all friendly which made the insight a lot more enjoyable experience

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

    • They provided a lot of learning hard copy materials along with presentations from senior executives.

    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?

    • The insight was more value driven so we didn't get exposure to the actual roles as much, but we had presentations from representatives around the company available.

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

    • As we weren't based directly in the office it was difficult to exactly engage in the culture.

    4/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • The presentations were very information filled and gave me a lot of information to decide on the area I would like to pursue.

    4/5

    Everything Else

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

    • No payment

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

    • There were several networking opportunities over dinner and lunches and throughout some of the days in more informal atmospheres

    4/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • They were very enjoyable but difficult in such a high pressured environment.

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

    • I wasn't able to find out any of this information but it seems that they do have lots of societies available.

    2/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Definitely, it's a great learning opportunity for anyone of any degree to understand the industry in greater detail.

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

London

April 2013

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