Sales & Trading Intern Review

by UBS

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.3/5
  • The Role
    5.0
  • The Company
    4.8
  • The Culture
    2.6

    The Role

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

    • Hugely enjoyable

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

    • Very accomodating indeed; willing to spend time discussing relevant topic matters with me as well as fielding any questions I had

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

    • Always helpful and friendly

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

    • With so much info and research available.....never bored!

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

    • Was given the responsibility to research any areas I found interesting and the flexibility to approach to sit with any desk that I was interested in. Was given the flexibility to organise my own time

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

    • Learnt that a proactive nature and positive outlook takes you a long way

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Always a good atmosphere. Healthy relationships amongst the team

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

    • Always knew where to be at what time.

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

    • Blown away by the amount of effort and time invested into the internship program

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

    • Company Parties/Events
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Hope I gave a good account of myself and would jump at the chance of taking up a full-time role with UBS

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Nice crowd of people, with quite a few taking it upon themselves to organise getting together outside of work on Thursday and Friday evenings

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

    • The City of London is very expensive. Usually spent about £10 on lunch (takeaway to bring back to the office), and any snacks would eat away at the wallet. If organised and really wanted to save, would just require better organisation in preparing food for the day the night before

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • A few nice pubs and bars, but happy to head back home or head to the west end for the evening

    2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Nothing compulsory, just casual get togethers with fellow interns - 220 interns in total so plenty of people I got on well with amongst them

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Investment Banking

London

July 2012

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