Equities Summer Intern Review

by UBS

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.2/5
  • The Role
    3.2
  • The Company
    3.3
  • The Culture
    3.3

    The Role

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

    • It was a great experience of putting theoretical concepts learnt at university in real-life scenarios.

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

    • Due to the high responsibility of the job many employees were very focused on their own work which was acceptable.

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

    • My manager again was very busy during this period, however they did take the time to review with me the projects I had been working on.

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

    • It varied a lot the distribution of work however I found myself frequently not doing much as no work was available.

    2/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • When I had specific projects they were value adding and relevant to work graduates would actually also be working on.

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

    • The experience has developed a lot of my interpersonal skills, moreoever presentation exercises have improved my public speaking.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • The environment was great people were very work-life balance based.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • I think the HR side was well organised in terms of different group events but the overall individual aspect could be bettered with making sure a schedule and dates for personal projects were completed.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • There was a lot of training material available to personally develop knowledge in addition to a course at the beginning.

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

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

    • I will have to next perform another assessment centre.

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • Since it was in London, we all had the opportunity to go out socialising after work when we pleased.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • As it was London socialising was expensive in addition to commuting to work everyday.

    1/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Lots of different bars and clubs to explore so there was a diverse Nighlife.

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

    • There were a few such as sport but as an intern in a short space of time it was difficult to have the opportunity to do all of these.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

London

November 2013

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