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UBS

IB COO Review

at UBS

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

London

Review Submitted: August 2021

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.
Worked with personnel across trading, tech, sales and operations to help solve issues, develop new frameworks and streamline and improve the business flow
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given significant responsibility - the opportunity to pursue my own projects, run projects with little overhead and allowed to explore business functions independently and keep my own deadlines
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?
Developed skills in juggling radically different tasks, maintaining a strong network of individuals to go to with issues, understanding of complex financial products and strategy and strong organizational understanding.
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?
Support and guidance always available from a range of figures, from my immediate team and line manager through to a strong mentor/buddy program to the figures in HR present throughout. Everyone more than willing to offer advice and support at the drop of a hat.
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?
Very relaxed and inclusive - strong and sincere drive for the various networks, people seemed to be comfortable being themselves in the office. Good volunteering program that encourages interaction with the community locally, and socialising events available and frequent.
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?
I had an extremely good time with my internship - the company culture makes it a healthy and enjoyable place to be, and the team I was fortunate enough to land in were exceedingly supportive, friendly and including. It has more than exceeded my expectations of a summer internship, and I'd be very keen to return.
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
Make sure you have a strong and diverse CV, but also find something that makes you stand out, that you can speak passionately about. Get used to using excel and organising a busy inbox to save time when starting out and staying organised.
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