Insight Week Review

by UBS

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.4/5
  • About You
    4.4
  • The Company
    4.6
  • Everything Else
    4.3

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • very exciting week , a lot of presentations but these were very useful, there were visits to the trading floor, workshops, icebreakers. It was a very busy week, they would always give you something to do.

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
  • There were people from all divisions that came in and gave presentations about their work life. There were also lots of networking sessions where MDs from division came and chatted with you , advised you on how to succeed and overall all the employees seemed very interested in you.

    4/5

  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
  • There was guidance available all the time, you just need to ask them

    5/5

  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • developed a lots of skills, learned a lot about financial tools etc...

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?
  • The program was very well organised and structured, at the start a massive booklet was handed which contained the program schedule for the week ahead. This booklet was very helpful, it even had information about the other insights, their name, the uni they come from

    5/5

  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
  • There were a lots icebreaker activities so you can get to know other insights, also there were workshops for each division which was fun.

    5/5

  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • A lot, especially the booklet given at the first day , it contained very detailed information about UBS. Also a another booklet was given , this is a very good beginner guide to IB , explains how a bank is structured.

    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?
  • From Work shadowing and from the networking sessions everyone seems to be happy with the company even people in IBD which was quite surprising.

    5/5

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

    5/5

  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
  • The presentations were very useful, but you can only work shadow in one chosen sector. It would have been nice to work shadow in all divisions.

    3/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
  • Lived within the M25


  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?
  • loads of events, i think every day they had a networking session

    4/5

  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
  • the sessions were very relaxed and laid back

    4/5

  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?
  • lots of activities you can do varying from charity work to sporting events .

    5/5

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

    5/5

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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Investment Banking

London

April 2014


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