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UBS

Summer Intern Review

at UBS

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

London

Review Submitted: August 2021

Overall Rating

4.6 /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!

4/5 - Overview of Role
4.8/5 - Skills Development
4/5 - Support and Guidance
4.5/5 - 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.
Networking - shadowing & learning
Project based work
Creation of PPts and excel work
Meeting notes, writing reports
Booking trades, managing operational, counterparty and market risk
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes - gradually as you become more trusted and show that you can deliver high quality work, you will naturally be handed more responsibility.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Excel, Alteryx, PowerPoint, SABRE have all been enhanced
Communication and teamwork all increased
Public speaking, presentational skills all improved
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?
4/5
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?
You have a buddy and a line manager who in itself is a huge amount of support, but also everyone else there is super friendly, understanding and willing to help
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
4/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Culture was excellent - very focused on collaboration and being agile
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?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Enjoyed it very much - learning, fulfilling and rewarding experience
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
Don't hesitate to apply!
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