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Sumemr Analyst Review

by UBS

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.5
  • The Company
    4.1
  • The Culture
    3.3

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • Great people, smart and helpful. The various networking events were very helpful to building up the network within the bank across departments.

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • It is definitely encouraged to get to know the team well, especially in investment banking, as you will be spending so much time together. I feel very comfortable in my team and people are all very nice. To put it this way, there is no one single person I won't meet for a drink on a weekend.

    5/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • People were very patient and helpful depsite the stressful day-to-day. But it is also important to take initiatives to ask questions, in a structured and efficient way, of course.

    5/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • I am always occupied most of the time, sometimes the work gets overwhelming but it is never unmanagable. It is imporant voice your concerns of being bored/too busy/not enough sleep because otherwise it gets overseen, simply because people are too busy with their work to notice if you don't tell them.

    5/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • Depending on your personal background, people tend to give different level of responsibilities. I studied finance so am a bit more familiar with the day-to-day, therefore I was given some interesting tasks including modeling, both from scratch and add-ons. It was very enriching in terms of technical skills.

    5/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • Apart from the technical skills of finance, I learnt important lessons of clear communication, expectation management, priority and how to get most of the things done in the shortest time, whch are indeed skills for life.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • Fun never stops, especially around dinner time and Thursday / Friday. We always take the chance to go for a drink / coffee once a week as a big team and it is always very fun knowing your director outside work as a person.

    4/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • Very impressive organisation, the HR and campus recruiting team especially has been extremely helpful. The only pity is that our administrative issues as overseas Î÷¹ÏÊÓÆµs (e.g. bank card, national insurance, tax codes and refund) has to be done all by ourselves, which can be challenging given the day-to-day workload.

    5/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • There were training workshops running through the entire internship, and 1 week of training out of 9 week of internship was definitely on the higher end on the Street. Training was not only about banking-related skills, but some very useful skills like personal development, networking skills and, especially, women-focused sessions.

    5/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    3/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • Too early to say, but I do hope the answer is positive. Most teams are very squeezed in terms of resource, thus I guess hiring is on the way in general.

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement Î÷¹ÏÊÓÆµs/colleagues?
  • Yes, there were a lot of social events for interns and we are always encouraged to go by our team. Interns are all very nice and open to discuss, a happy and fun bunch.

    5/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • London is an expensive city, but the salary is definitely enough to cover it - if you don't go partying all day and everyday you should be fine. Besides dinner and cabs home are usually covered by the company, therefore nothing to spend on that side.

    2/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • East side of London is the place to be - lots of bars, cafes, lively neighbourhood.

    5/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • The nature of the work can be very demanding, even on weekends. So this is the side where you might miss out. But I had at least two weekends off per month, which is not bad.

    2/5

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Internship (1 Month+)

London

August 2015


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