UBS Insight week Review

by UBS

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Rating

4.5/5
  • About You
    4.4
  • The Company
    4.5
  • Everything Else
    4.5

    About You

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

    • The whole insights week was very enjoyable. Both the content and the people made it a great experience.

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

    • Everyone was very friendly and helpful. It was easy to come and ask questions, everyone was ready to give some of their time.

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

    • There was a lot of guidance and support, everything was very well explained and people were ready to help and give advice.

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

    • We had a lot of group exercises which helped in building team working skills. Teams were changing constantly, which is also a big plus.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • The insight week was very well structured. A good balance between theoretical presentations, workshops and networking sessions.

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

    • The general atmosphere during the whole week was really nice. Everyone was very friendly and the group activities were a good fun.

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

    • The company invested a significant amount of time and resources. Many business people spent a lot of their time giving lectures and spending time with us.

    5/5
  • 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?

    • We had a chance to meet many people working in a bank and most importantly spent some time shadowing, so it was a good chance to understand what it would be like to actually have a full time role.

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

    • Helped a lot as we had a chance to spend some time with the employees and the presentations also gave an insight into that.

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

    • 5/5

    Everything Else

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

    • The hotel was and the train tickets were reimbursed. Most of the meals were provided as well.

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

    • There were plenty of opportunities to meet employees and spend time with them.

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

    • The best social event to meet other interns was a bowling session, which was really fun. There was speed networking session to meet some senior employees and networking lunch to meet graduates.

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

    • There was a presentation on the activities you can get involved outside of work.

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

    • I would definitely recommend an insight week in UBS. It has a good structure, well balanced content and the people are very friendly and helpful.

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Investment Banking

London

April 2014

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