Operations Analyst Review

by UBS

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    4.1
  • The Company
    3.8
  • The Culture
    3.1

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • An amazing experience, first hand exposure to the financial markets

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • My colleagues took interest in my views during the morning meetings

    5/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • My managers always made time to support me

    5/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • It depends on how busy the team is, though you will always have something to do so fairly busy

    4/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • I was overseeing the teams risk management systems, so quite a lot of responsibility was given from the very start of the internship

    4/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • The skills I've developed will help me manage my time better, and become more proactive when working in larger groups in the future

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • A down to earth team, fun to be around

    4/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • The placement was well organised, regularly held weekly training/seminars

    4/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • Weekly training, and during orientation week we had motivational speakers coming in

    4/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Subsidised Canteen

    Company Parties/Events

    4/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • Will find out soon. UBS would be a great place to begin my career

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • Usualy met up for lunch with the interns, and attended evening events

    4/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • Expensive, It is London after all

    3/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • Quite lively, Didn't really get a chance to go out much

    4/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • There were many community events such as the Shortditch games which all the interns all participated in. We also had office fun day's

    3/5

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

London

July 2012


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