Summer Analyst in Investment Banking Review

Item: Summer Analyst in Investment Banking at UBS
Rating: 4.7
Author: Anonymous

at UBS

Internship (1 Month+)

Investment Banking

London

Review Submitted: August 2021

Overall Rating

4.7 /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

4.5/5 - Skills Development

4.5/5 - 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.

Market research (trends, landscape, peer group) and creating slides for pitchbook such as creating charts to represent financial metrics.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes. I got to be involved in many different projects and my works were actually shown to the clients.

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?

Yes. I got to learn various tools (excel, powerpoint, Factset, Factiva, etc.). I also got an insight of the workstream of a live deal.

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?

4/5

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?

I received lots of support for my internship. UBS has a buddy system where they team you up with an analyst in the same team. My buddy was super friendly and I was able to ask any questions I had. The team culture is amazing as well, so was able to ask questions to other people too.

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?

4/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

Culture is amazing. People value diversity and different backgrounds. They also try to support juniors as much as they can as you will definitely feel welcomed when you join.

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 enjoyed the whole programme. It was definitely intense, with long working hours but I have learned a lot as a result. A steep learning curve, but very worthwhile.