Trading Intern Review

by UBS

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.3/5
  • The Role
    3.0
  • The Company
    3.7
  • The Culture
    3.1

    The Role

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

    • Has been a challenge but thats what your after when you apply for an IB internship. Has been very rewardigng have learnt a lot about the nature of the company, day to day workings and had the opportunity to spend time on both sales and trading. The placement was enjoyable, the intern events were really good and i was made to feel like part of the team from the off.

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

    • I feel i was highly valued, the team were positive about my progress and the work i summitted. They also took a personal interest of me. .

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Sadly my line manager was not there for my first two weeks of a four week rotation, however the team stepped in and gave me stuff to do. The mentoring program was very benfical as was the buddy event.

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

    • Depeneded on the day, some days i was able to get on with my project, i oftened needed to ask them questions before i could progress. Although there were some points when you were a bit quiet and everyone was busy, so you just read the FT.

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • None, but this was expected within sales and trading.

    1/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I've learnt SO MUCH, from what an IB actually does, the different products, how products trade, gained so much confidenced (you get pushed all the time to do stuff, for me i had never presented, i've have the opportunity to get better), they force you out of your comfort zone you talk to people from all areas of the bank (from MDs to juniors) so you become very professional

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Atmosphere was much more relaxed that i expected, everyone was very chatty and very friendly.

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

    • Very well organisted, although it was a shame that my line manager was not there for my rotation would have made things much easier. HR were really orgainsted and very supportive.

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • A lot, there was lots of personal skills session and development sessions. They clearly valued us being there

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

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

    • Very appealing

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • yes, regular drink events

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

    • Its central london so its pretty expensive

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

    • Lots of brill bars

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

    • We had inttern events, they were just designed for us to spend time together and catch up with the other interns.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

London

August 2015

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