Global Markets Summer Internship Review
at UBS
Internship (1 Month+)
Investment Banking
London
Review Submitted: August 2022
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
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Overview of Role
4.5/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Depending on the desk that you are placed on, your tasks will change. As a sales person within the trading floor, my roles within the day involved some sort of morning commentary, lots of shadowing, and completing projects usually trade ideas based on the desk your placed on.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Responsibility is set by yourself. If you want more responsibility then its up to you to go to your manager and ask to work on extra things. In general, you are given one or two tasks that brings value to the team and places responsibility to yourself, but if you are eager and looking to impress then its not uncommon to ask line managers for extra work/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?
Absolutely! The internship is intense but in return you learn immense number of skills ranging from analytical skills, interpretation skills, ability to construct trades based on macro headwinds, all the way to sharpening social skills & building confidence.
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?
4/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Lots and lots of it, there is always someone that you can talk to or ask questions. Everyone is super open and if something does go wrong, HR is just around the corner for you to talk to.
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?
5/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Immense, everyone is kind and very open. Genuinely, I spoke to over 100 new people over the internship and not once did I get a bad vibe or impression. Everyone carries themselves well but at the same time very ongoing and welcoming.
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?
It is experiences like this one where you wish you had done it at a younger age. Not only was it super insightful, the amount of knowledge I have gained is immeasurable but you also meet friends, colleagues and mentors for life. If you get the opportunity to take the internship then do it without hesitation!
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
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend UBS to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to UBS
You need to be genuinely interest in the markets space because markets consists of more than just equity and stocks. It is a huge space so in order for you to stand out, you need to enjoy markets as well as understand what it means to work on the trading floor.
