XVA Trading / Derivatives Optimization Summer Internship Review
by UBS
Best Student Employer
Rating
4.3/5
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Skills
4.3
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Responsibilities
3.0
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Support & Guidance
4.0
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Culture
4.5
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Your Impressions
4.7
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at UBS
- 7. Would you recommend UBS to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to UBS
Overview
Shadow trading, networking with others in the treasury department, keeping up to date with markets
Skills
learnt to use department specific tools, improved time management, networked with others
4/5
4/5
4/5
5/5
Responsibilities
for my desk you have to be regulated to trade, thereofe i had minimal responsibility for business tasks. I did have ownership of weekly market updates and summaries, as well as an optimization tool
3/5
Support & Guidance
help from everyone on my desk when i asked for it
4/5
4/5
Culture
very good, inclusive
4/5
4/5
5/5
5/5
Your Impressions
it was a great experience, and i really enjoyed my time there
4/5
5/5
5/5
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Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Investment Banking, Banking
London
August 2023
