UBS Internships

Headquartered in Zurich and Basel, UBS is a global firm providing financial services to private, corporate and institutional clients.UBS is present in all major financial centers and has offices in over 50 countries.*

The UBS Summer Internship Program is a structured, ten-week assignment that is targeted to students entering their senior year. Candidates will be placed within a specific area of our business based upon education, prior work experience and interests as revealed by their resume and interview. As a Summer Intern you will gain invaluable experience working on real projects alongside top industry professionals. Weekly presentations by senior managers will build your understanding of our business, culture and strategy, in addition to providing insight on launching your career. In addition, networking and social events will help you to get to know your peers and establish a broad network of business contacts.Areas of UBS internship concentration include: Chief Financial Office, Compliance, Information Services Division, Information Technology Infrastructure, Operations, Wealth Management Core Functions.*

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Headquartered in Zurich and Basel, UBS is a global firm providing financial services to private, corporate and institutional clients.UBS is present in all major financial centers and has offices in over 50 countries.*

The UBS Summer Internship Program is a structured, ten-week assignment that is targeted to students entering their senior year. Candidates will be placed within a specific area of our business based upon education, prior work experience and interests as revealed by their resume and interview. As a Summer Intern you will gain invaluable experience working on real projects alongside top industry professionals. Weekly presentations by senior managers will build your understanding of our business, culture and strategy, in addition to providing insight on launching your career. In addition, networking and social events will help you to get to know your peers and establish a broad network of business contacts.Areas of UBS internship concentration include: Chief Financial Office, Compliance, Information Services Division, Information Technology Infrastructure, Operations, Wealth Management Core Functions.*

UBS Internships: here
UBS Student Internship Programs: here
Why UBS Video: here

"Loved my co-workers" Position: Investment Advisor Intern Location: New York, NY Duration: 15 weeks Review posted on 2/22/2011

I gained real world experience: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree My boss treated me with respect: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I enjoyed my fellow co-workers: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree The work I performed was interesting: 1 2 3 4 5 Neutral "OK" I feel better positioned to gain a fulltime job: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree

Pros: Fantastic internship! Great mentors and great learning opportunities. Also amazing opportunity to network with world-class business professionals. Cons: Unpaid internship. Advice for other students: I heard the UBS summer internship program is better and I wish I would have done this.

"intense, but a well organized program. great pay" Position: Investment Banking Summer Analyst Intern Location: New York City, NY Pay: $$6,920/month Duration: 10 weeks Review posted on 3/15/2011

I gained real world experience: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree My boss treated me with respect: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree I enjoyed my fellow co-workers: 1 2 3 4 5 Neutral "OK" The work I performed was interesting: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree I feel better positioned to gain a fulltime job: 1 2 3 4 5 Neutral "OK" Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree

Pros: - Great pay. - Intelligent managers. - UBS has a well organized program. - You get feedback on your work. Cons: - Very competitive atmosphere. - Long hours. Advice for other students: I'm not sure I was a perfect fit for an investment banking internship. UBS does a great job, but the internship is intense - probably by design.

"researched us equities and got to be a part of morning strategy meetings" Position: UBS Financial Services Intern Location: New York, NY Pay: $$16.75/hour Duration: 10 weeks Review posted on 3/17/2011

I gained real world experience: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree My boss treated me with respect: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I enjoyed my fellow co-workers: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree The work I performed was interesting: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I feel better positioned to gain a fulltime job: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree

Pros: - Freedom to perform research on a couple different large cap, us companies. Made buy/hold/sell recommendation to management. - We had meetings each morning to discuss different trades and it was fascinating. The interns didn't say much, but we soaked it in. - The UBS group took the time to mentor me, yet gave me freedom to work on my project, great balance. Cons: - Commute was a pain. Advice for other students: In the UBS financial services group, I think the quality of your manager really makes or breaks it.

"Wealth management strategy within UBS" Position: Summer Analyst Intern Location: New York, NY Pay: $$23/hour Duration: 12 weeks Review posted on 6/28/2011

I gained real world experience: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree My boss treated me with respect: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I enjoyed my fellow co-workers: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree The work I performed was interesting: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I feel better positioned to gain a fulltime job: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree

Pros: - Gained insight into the UBS Wealth Management business operations. I conducted a competitive analysis and highlighted areas where I thought UBS could improve investment product sales. - During the internship, I learned a ton about structured products. I hardly knew anything about structured products before starting at UBS. - Good feedback from boss. - Pretty good pay for non ibanking internship. - Had access to tons of data and would run comparisons and pull reports across portfolios in regards to financial products sold. Cons: Investment banking would have been a fun summer. UBS is huge, so hopefully this will allow me some freedom within UBS to go after a role senior year. Advice for other students: Great place to intern. UBS gave me hands on experience that I can directly reference during other interviews.

"Investment Banking Internship at UBS in San Francisco" Position: Investment Banking Summer Analyst Location: San Francisco, CA Pay: $$37/hour Duration: 12 weeks Review posted on 10/15/2011

I gained real world experience: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree My boss treated me with respect: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree I enjoyed my fellow co-workers: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree The work I performed was interesting: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree I feel better positioned to gain a fulltime job: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree

Pros: - Very smart managing director of my group at UBS. - I worked in the Technology, Media & Telecom. I loved this group and the work within it is really interesting. Cons: - Competitive atmosphere. - Long hours. - Everybody trying to prove themselves. Advice for other students: These internships are kind of a right of passage and lead to fulltime jobs. I'm also looking at JP Morgan and Goldman.

"Financial planning at UBS and learned portfolio mgmt" Position: Financial Planning Analyst Intern Location: New York, NY Pay: $$15/hour Duration: 11 weeks Review posted on 10/17/2011

I gained real world experience: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree My boss treated me with respect: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I enjoyed my fellow co-workers: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree The work I performed was interesting: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree I feel better positioned to gain a fulltime job: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree

Pros: I interned in a local UBS office for the summer. My broker team dealt with high net worth clients and it was fascinating to see the amount of planning that goes into these types of accounts. I connected with the retirement and tax planning part of the business. The UBS team was also willing to hear my recommendations. Oh, and free delicious coffee! Cons: This doesn't have the same glamour as Wall Street, but at the same time, you feel like you are really helping somebody make smart decisions. Advice for other students: Take a look into financial planning.

"Pitch books and projections" Position: M&A Summer Analyst Intern Location: New York, NY Pay: $$35/hour Duration: 12 weeks Review posted on 10/23/2011

I gained real world experience: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree My boss treated me with respect: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I enjoyed my fellow co-workers: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree The work I performed was interesting: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I feel better positioned to gain a fulltime job: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree

Pros: - Mergers & Acquisitions group at UBS. - Boss and people were exceptional. - Hands on experience. Financial models for valuation including LBO, DCF, and accretion/dilution valuation on different types of transactions. - Worked on a perspective takeover in the healthcare indistry. I really enjoyed the strategy behind building this pitch deck. - Pay. - NYC. - Bloomberg and factset experience. Cons: - Long hours. Advice for other students: UBS has a well organized program and I learned a ton with the M&A group.

"Investment Banking at UBS" Position: Summer Analyst Intern Location: New York, NY Pay: $$29/hour Duration: 12 weeks Review posted on 12/11/2011

I gained real world experience: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree My boss treated me with respect: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I enjoyed my fellow co-workers: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree The work I performed was interesting: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I feel better positioned to gain a fulltime job: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree

Pros: At UBS, I worked within the digital media investment banking unit. It was an incredible summer and really exposed me to high level business thinking. I was also able to bring experience to the group. I worked on investment memos and helped two startup business finance themselves. I was also able to work on the Demand Media (DMD) IPO. Cons: no cons. Although sometimes I wish I was on the startup side. Advice for other students: Really dive deep into the industry and specific companies. Know the space.

"PWM internship where I worked with VPs on seminars, etc" Position: Wealth Management Intern Location: New York, NY Pay: $$15/hour Duration: 12 weeks Review posted on 2/25/2012

I gained real world experience: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree My boss treated me with respect: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I enjoyed my fellow co-workers: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree The work I performed was interesting: 1 2 3 4 5 Neutral "OK" I feel better positioned to gain a fulltime job: 1 2 3 4 5 Neutral "OK" Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree

Pros: I did a private wealth management internship at UBS. It was a good experience and UBS is a solid brand on the resume. The highlights were learning about retirment planning (actually pretty interesting)and running risk analysis on client portfolios. Oh, and great boss who let me have a very flexible schedule. Cons: This is a good internship for sophomore year, but IBD is much better for junior year. The wealth management work is really all about sales and relationship building. Advice for other students: UBS is a great bank.

"UBS President's Internship - (sophmore)" Position: Summer Analyst Intern Location: New York, NY Duration: 8 weeks Review posted on 2/25/2012

I gained real world experience: 1 2 3 4 5 Neutral "OK" My boss treated me with respect: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I enjoyed my fellow co-workers: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree The work I performed was interesting: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree I feel better positioned to gain a fulltime job: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree

Pros: The big benefit to the internship is the prestige and the fact that I was able to see all parts of the UBS business. The internship group rotated between IBD, Sales & Trading, Tech, Operations (2 weeks in each). Cons: It's only 8 weeks and the quick rotations meant that I couldn't dive deep into the IBD. Advice for other students: If you're on the target school list, try to get one of the sophomore internships from the large finance employers (JP Morgan, Goldman, etc). These sophmore programs are pipelines.