Sales and Trading intern Review

by UBS

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.1/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    4.1
  • The Culture
    3.6

    The Role

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

    • Very interesting and challenging environment, which I enjoyed

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

    • Employees at UBS made me feel part of the team and very valued

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

    • My two line managers helped me through every situation I was struggling in (both technical and generally related to being an intern)

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

    • Quite busy, which I really liked- the last week a bit less so which thus felt like an anti-climax

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

    • Responsibilities are naturally limited during a sales and trading internship

    2/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I learned a lot about the industry but also about myself

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Very friendly and supportive

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

    • Well organised overall but a few of the events during the internship interrupted work I had to get done for my team (this differs based on the desk though and was only the case in my derivatives rotation)

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

    • I consider time one of the greatest investments and was really surprised about how patient employees were with explaining their work to interns

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

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

    • I very much enjoyed my time working for the firm and most importantly found the people working there very supportive and nice

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yes I met very many nice interns with who I am also still in touch

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

    • Very high (London)

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

    • Very good

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

    • Not really

    1/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

London

November 2014

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