I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at UBS (Stamford, CT) in Jan 2010
Interview
Phone interview with current Associate. One general brain teaser which was not very difficult. Spoke mostly about past experiences that would make me suited for the position. Interviewer spent a great deal of time on his recruitment process, his day to day responsibilities, and the status of the group. Felt more like a conversation, than an interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk me through your resume. Why did you choose to study Finance?
Asked to pick a stock and basic questions. Be prepared. This was for investment banking they seemed willing to teach but you need a basic understanding of reits and investment banking
Long and drawn out. Varying levels of interest from then interviewing team throughout the process. During the interview there were additional participants on the call that never introduced themselves or turned on their camera.
Extremely slow process. No Transparency and communication during the entire process. The interviewer frames a perception and is not willing to change or give a chance to fair communication and tries to sabotage the conversation.
