UBS Reviews in United Kingdom

Former Employee – worked at UBS full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Good colleagues and great training with a positive engaging attitude from management

Cons – Not smart in terms of the types of risk it takes on

Advice to Senior Management – Investment bank is not just a millstone to discard. It is a matter of reputation too in the market.

– I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at UBS full-time for more than a year

Pros – - Good training
- Good opportunities internally
- Fast career progression

Cons – - Shrinking IB means less internal mobility available

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at UBS as a contractor for more than 3 years

Pros – Good team, Complex Work, Extensions

Cons – Pay is static, Politics, Too much staffing change

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at UBS full-time for less than a year

Pros – There is a wealth of knowledge, information and learning opportunity. A hungry individual who is looking to learn about the finacial services industry could benefit a great deal from employment with UBS. The company encourages employees to learn through their own Business University and one to one meetings with people across departments. The diversity of people and many different interests in banking make it a great place to begin a career.

Cons – There is a lot of change taking place in the bank and the environment is not quite as positive as a new joiner might hope for. There are a alot of layers of management between a new joiner and a change effort. It's hard to feel like you're contributing to a greater cause.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at UBS full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – very busy environment.benefits medical bonus etcetra

Cons – for me i could not see any downside of worinig n at thois comapmy

Former Employee – worked at UBS full-time for less than a year

Pros – Decent pay, friendly colleagues, reasonable working hours

Cons – Falling bonuses, hire and fire culture, poor management

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at UBS full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Good work-life balance and culture with a great bunch of people

Cons – Management do not seem to have a vision particulalry aligned to the benefit of their employees, more focus on lining their own pockets

Advice to Senior Management – Listen to and reward the GOOD staff (lower down the ladder) - especially in tech and ops

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at UBS full-time for more than a year

Pros – Excellent facilities, constant activity, attitude of innovation, trading focus

Cons – Lack of appreciation of hard working employees, inner circle not communicating with team, lack of communication in the organization, stupid activities going on counter-intuitive to good business decision-making or profit taking

Advice to Senior Management – Get off your high horses and get to know your people. Treat employees with more respect. Learn to be more open yourselves, invite feedback, learn how to create a working environment of trust. It could all go so much better if leaders were less self-centred.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at UBS as a contractor for more than a year

Pros – good work life balance, open-minded co-workers

Cons – could be political sometimes, no trainings

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at UBS full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Great people, good environment, frontrunner

Cons – Poor systems, lacks long term vision

Advice to Senior Management – Reward high achievers

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company