Market Risk Review

by UBS

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.2/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    3.2
  • The Culture
    2.5

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • I enjoyed it

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • I felt very valued by my colleagues as I was doing work that was genuinely beneificial for the team

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • I was given support when needed it and they were always happy to help when I had qs

    4/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Always busy, had a checklist of a variety of tasks that needed to be done.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • A lot of responsibility but the team were always happy to check my work before it was submitted/answer qs I had

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Haven't restarted studying yet

    3/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Very friendly, people worked hard but were always happy to be interrupted. Usually more relaxed in afternoons with more conversations

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Once I joined the team it was all lead by my manager, first week was run by HR and this was very good but some of the communication with HR throughout the internship was not so good

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • My team invested a lot of time in me teaching me how to use specific systems and about finance in general

    5/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised/Company Gym
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • if you do well you can get an offer to join the grad programme

    3/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • 3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • 3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • 3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • 3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

London

August 2017

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