Summer Analyst Review
by UBS
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
3.7
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The Company
3.9
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The Culture
2.8
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
It was a fascinating learning experience with an extremely steep learning curve. However, I suffered from the hours and plenty of grunt work.
I felt support from the team at all the times, and I believe I was justly praised/criticised for the work I have done. I think that my collegues apprciateted my contributions.
In particular my buddy was always ready to help me with every problem or question; the rest of the team also never refused to offer guidance, even when they worked under considerable time pressure.
The first weeks started off slowly, but by now the pace has picked up and there are currently very few days when I am not very busy.
Most of the tasks I was assigned to did not require much independence, creative thinking or model building; while I understand that the interns cannot start working on the most complicated tasks from day one, this, in my view, reflected a lack of belief that we can cope.
I have mastered my Excel & PowerPoint skills, learned a lot about model builidng and searching for information in the Internet - all these are very important for my studies and future life.
The Company
Great team of people (FIG), everyone friendly and supportive.
There have been some problems with schedulling of events and training; also, there have been periods when I felt understaffed. Overall, however, the oragnisation was smooth.
I have received training in all relevent IT applications (Datastream, Factset, SNL), as well as introductions to UBS support teams (Infocentre, Presentations). We even had a motivational lecture, which was a great experience.
Company Parties/Events
Healthcare from home
For an investment bank, UBS constitutes a particualrly employee-friendly organiosation and this make it very appealing.
The Culture
All the interns in the team (7) were sitting close together, so we developed close friendships. This extended also outside of the office (social events).
The City is pretty expensive in terms of living costs and socialising, but this applies to all major banks (Canary Wharf included). Plus the salary is very high which compensates for this.
Unfortunely, the workload has prevented me from experiencing the nightlife over the internship, but the couple of parties in the nearby Shoreditch were great.
There was one compulsory community project and many opportunities for volunteers. Unfortunately, I did not have enough time to participate.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
London
July 2012
