Work Experience Review

by UBS

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.6/5
  • About You
    4.9
  • The Company
    4.4
  • Everything Else
    4.5

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • I enjoyed it throroughly. I got to experience the true life of a lawyer in a world renowned financial services company.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • I felt very valued. Everyone treated me like I was one of their won and made me feel welcome.

    5/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • I received a tremendous amount of support from my line manager throughout the whole time I was there.

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

    • The knowledge I have gained from this experience is invaluable and will help me in my path to becoming a lawyer in the not too distat future.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • The structure of my work experience was very relaxed. However, I feel that this is the right approach as no lawyer has a strict schedule and no day is the same.

    4/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • The atmosphere was very welcoming and relaxed. Although it is a high pressure environement at times, the overall ambiance of the company was always calm and collected.

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

    • The team made sure that I always had something to do, whether it be readin gup on current case or actually atteding the trials.

    4/5
  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?

    • The work experince really did give an accurate representation of what it is like to work as a lawyer in a financial services company. With the immense workload and long hours, I felt like I was already working there!

    5/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • From day one the ethos of UBS was isntilled in me. They made it clear that they were not an average day company and did so by making sure that everyone was fully aware of the dynamic of the company.

    5/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • Workign at UBS has mad eme 110% certain that law is the profession for me. Although it isn't a law fir I was still working with top lawyers in a top finanical services company therefore I am grateful for the knowledge that I have gained.

    5/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • I did't feel the need to be reimbursed or paid because the msot valuable aspect of the work experience was gaining insight into the way in whivh law is important in the corporate world.

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • I was introduced to a tremendous amount of people throught my time and the connections I have made will beneift me significantly in the future.

    4/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • There were many opportunities to network, however I chose not to as my main focus was gaining experience.

    4/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • I was introduced to their Community Affairs Programs that they run all over the world with primary volunteers being UBS workers.

    5/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Most definitely.

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

July 2015

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