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Risk Control Review

by UBS

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.6/5
  • Skills
    4.5
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.8
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • My role involves monitoring liquidity metrics, looking at foreign exchange rates and what changes in those mean for the bank, stress testing different scenarios.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • yes, team members across the various risk functions really take the time and teach their knowledge. I learned new skills in excel and PowerBI


  • 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
  • 4/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • yes, it of course depends on the initiative every intern takes. But I have been given responsibilities which allow me to really make an impact in my team.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • The entire team was really helpful and supportive, answering all the questions and explaining the background.


  • 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

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • I think the work culture at UBS is very unique, it deeply roots in their behaviors and pillars. It is a very inclusive, friendly and supportive culture.


  • 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?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I enjoyed my internship a lot because it really allowed me to dive into different topics on risk. I was able to talk to many collegues and learn from them.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 4/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at UBS
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend UBS to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to UBS
  • Be well prepared for the interviews. Once you started working, be curious and ask questions, everyone in the team is more than happy to explain what they are doing. Just make notes of it and try to make as much of the time as you can.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

London

July 2025


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