UBS Reviews

Pros

-Global presence and ability to view regions and how they perform and respond to challenges
-Good open-minded management
-Handles stressful financial system shocks well with foresight and planning

Cons

-Too risk averse at times in responding to challenges
-lacks innovation in some areas and is a follower in other areas, not a leader

Pros

good salary, good exposure, good environment and exit opportunities for growth, good networking options and corporate culture is extremely accomodating and helpful

Cons

career growth might be stunted sometimes also they have to keep bailing out the IB industry hence sometimtes salaries arent as good some years.

Pros

High Compensation
Great Location
Decents Reputation
Great Middle Management

Cons

Long hours
No work life balance
Extensive unproductive projects
No strategy communicated

Advice to Senior Management

Stop making daily changes and create stability, consistency and credibiility

Pros

UBS is an internationally recognized financial services firm and a leader in the wealth management space. Good to have on the resume.

Cons

The firm is exiting many of its business and downsizing, thereby forcing employees to take on more responsibilities with few resources.

Advice to Senior Management

Hire a good consulting firm to review the business and processes in place to avoid further unexpected losses. Focus on what you can do well.

Pros

Matured Organization and decent people management skills.
Management ready to provide last min emergency off without fuss
Salary wise ok well that also depends upon your negotiation with the staffing agency.

Cons

Well i was a contractor so really no benefits from UBS HR or as such. No trainings, no clear career growth, no progression or work for very long to become eligible to get into perm role. I think its better to join ubs as perm staff than a contract

No input requested from contract staff when making decision effecting the way contract staff works

Advice to Senior Management

Take contract staff inputs while making decision changes that effect their careerm growth and their satisfaction level.

Pros

The benefits package is quite flexible and generally good.

Cons

Lacks consistent vision.
Too many management changes, leading to changes in vision.
Too slow to make decisions.
Simple decisions need to go to senior management when they should be dealt with by more junior management.

Advice to Senior Management

Cut out the beaurocracy.

Pros

You make a lot of money and it provides with you great benefits on top of all of the other great things it does.

Cons

It also can be boring and kind of sucks to have to report to a boss and have to follow a lot of rules.

Advice to Senior Management

They are pretty good but could definitely use some consulting management to change a few things about how they run things there.

Pros

Positive atmosphere, Can do approach, Accountability & Responsibility

Cons

Last couple of years has been a challenge due to extraneous situations. Hope 2012 to be a turn around year

Pros

very organized strucuture and very nice colleagues. if you want a place with very structured training program and great mibility across the world. should definitely apply

Cons

Not everyone is that much motivated, a little bit lack of efficiency when processing some works. compensation in china is not the global pay.

Pros

Excellent Risk control framework
Models are fantastic: fast, easy to use and intuitive.
Trading team works like a team and knows what they are doing

Cons

Zero bonus paid out in 2009
Too much turnover over the last few years
Senior management didn't set expectation right

Advice to Senior Management

Bring Oswald Gruebel back
Cut out unprofitable business and focus on client business
Do not spin off the investment bank