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UBS

IB Operations intern Review

at UBS

Internship (1 Month+)

Investment Banking

London

Review Submitted: August 2024

Overall Rating

5 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

5/5 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
My role within the Change and Remediation team involved identifying and creating efficiencies within the Regulatory Maintenance, Client Data Maintenance and Offboarding teams through simplification and automation, ultimately mitigating risk.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
There is plenty of opportunity for responsibility, once I had settled in my role I was running my own projects and outreaching stakeholders which was made possible with my teams guidance
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
The role has allowed me to improve my technical skills through Excel, Alteryx and ARIS. It has also improved my communication skills through interaction with internal stakeholders and clients.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
The culture here fosters a supportive work environment and guidance is offered firm wide, not just within your team. Everyone is encouraging of young talent and is happy to offer their time to give guidance and explain how their role fits into the UBS structure.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The culture is definitely one of their USP. Within my team and firm wide, people are very welcoming and supportive and extremely generous with their time to give guidance.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Exceeded my expectations - I found my role to be really enjoyable and allowed me plenty of opportunity to upskill and there is a great structure of intern events and lecture series to learn more about the wider company
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at UBS
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend UBS to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to UBS
Be eager to learn and ask questions to any teams you have interaction with and don't be shy reaching out to other teams it's a great way to learn about other areas of the bank
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