Summer Intern Review

by UBS

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    4.2
  • The Culture
    3.0

    The Role

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

    • Very enjoyable. Learnt a lot and am glad I got a chance to work in the organisation.

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

    • My team were fantastic and gave me all the support I needed

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

    • Couldn't have asked for more. Managed to spend time with people from all over the bank of all ranks.

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

    • I originally thought I had a lot of work to do, but it was only inexperience holding me back. As time went on, I got less and less busy as I was completing projects quicker than expected

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

    • I was given just the right amount of responsibility as an intern. At first I worked in a small group and was given bit-part roles but at the end I was essentially running my own project.

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

    • Despite my course being aligned to the industry, there wasn't much of an opportunity to display skills that I had learnt at university. However, moving forward, I will use my enhanced organisational skills to assist me in my learning

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Everyone was friendly and sociable, which was very pleasant

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

    • The internship was organised very well, with an abundance of events - both networking and leisure - to keep you busy.

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

    • There were weekly training sessions from teams from all over the department. Furthermore, there were speeches from senior managers, which was insightful and made you feel as if you were valued.

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

    • Company Parties/Events
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Fingers crossed for a job. It is apparently a non-competitive internship (not sure how much truth there is in that) so it's your own skills that matter, so you only need to focus on doing as best you can and not doing that at the expense of fellow interns, making the atmosphere a lot more pleasant

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Everyone was very sociable; the interns would get together at least once a week and my work colleagues occasionally went out together

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Central London

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

    • Central London nightlife is very expensive but can be good

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • There weren't that many opportunities that I found to get involved in that were organised by work.

    3/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

London

August 2012

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