Summer Intern Review
by UBS
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.0
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The Company
3.2
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The Culture
3.3
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
Overall the internship has been a great experience. It has been a pleasure to meet and work with the other interns and colleagues.
The team I was placed with were very quick to accomodate me and give me enough responsibilities for me to feel like part of the team.
Other analysts and managers were quick to help, answer questions and provide any guidance necessary for me to complete the tasks I was set. Even outside the team, management in general at UBS is very approachable.
I was very busy, had to work on a large project which filled a lot of the time, as well as day to day tasks.
I was given responsibility for completing my project, performing controls, day to day work and dealing with ad hoc requests.
Excel skills including development of macros will be useful in the future aswell as general skills such as time management etc and a deeper knowledge of the wider industry.
The Company
The general atmosphere in my office was much more relaxed than I expected, whilst everyone was hard working, for the most part people were very friendly and chatty.
My internship was well organised throughout, though some other interns on the program had problems being placed in areas which had little prior warning of their arrival. In addition to this, IT access was not set up prior to the internship and for most interns gaining systems access took roughly another week.
One week of full training which was very comprehensive and included IT training at an outside company. Also, several lectures and training courses were available throughout.
Flexi Time
Subsidised Canteen
Sports and Social Club
Company Car
Subsidised/Company Gym
National Travel
International Travel
Financial Bonus
Company Parties/Events
Staff Sales/Staff Shop
Above 25 days holiday
Working from home
Healthcare from home
Healthcare/Dental
Travel loan
Will know if I have a place on the graduate scheme in the final week.
The Culture
3 social events held by UBS. There were over 100 interns so plenty of opportunities outside of these events to socialise, go out for drinks etc.
London in general is quite expensive, rent, food and bar/pubs in the City in particular.
East London bars/clubs are within walking distance, otherwise, the rest of London is easy to get to from the central location.
A volunteering day was held at a local sports club which was compulsory. Other volunteering days were also available at numerous points during the internship.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
London
August 2014
