Summer Intern- Finance Review

by UBS

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    2.0
  • The Culture
    3.1

    The Role

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

    • Very enjoyable, a good balance of work and socail events provided during the internship.

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

    • I was warmly welcomed and felt like part of the team straight away.

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

    • Great support during the first month, my manger was on honeymoon the whole of the second month so it tailed off towards the end of the internship.

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • A good balance, busy at times but I was given freedom to explore other departments with any free time I had during the day.

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

    • A fair amount, there was enough controls and checks incase any work was ever incorrect.

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

    • Good transferable skills especially in Excell and Powerpoint.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Alright, fridays were really enjoyable.

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Average, I feel that there could have been more structure and work events after the first few days offical training tailed off especially in the back office.

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Not a huge amount, this was mainly becuase they closed the finance graduate scheme so working as a summer intern in finance we were surplus to requirement.

    2/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Sports and Social Club

    Company Parties/Events
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • They informed us a month before starting the placement that there would be no jobs at the end for all finance graduates ... this was highly disapointing and didn't show the company in a great light.

    1/5

    The Culture

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

    • There was outside work hours, HR closed personal chat channels between fellow interns which were not work related.

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

    • London is London, you get used to paying £150-300 a week rent and £5 for a pint but this is why you earn more than working out of London.

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

    • Something for everyone

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • A few socials put on but UBS and a few with teams which was great.

    4/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

Accounting

London

August 2013

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