Think Long & Hard Before Becoming an Analyst - Analyst UBS Employee Review

2.0
Dec 22, 2009
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Pros

Investment banking is one of the best ways to start a career post-college. It really sets you up for a variety of jobs after your years as an analyst and a position at a top firm can really help you for whatever you pursue whether it be another job or graduate school. If you like structure, IB is the way to go because there are very strict ways in how things get accomplished. Plus, you can't beat the salary... as an analyst, not many of your friends have the opportunity to make $100,000 (and that's even with bonuses lower than usual).

Cons

The hours, absolutely no balance of social/family life outside of work, colleagues not exactly empathetic to anything going on outside of work. The lifestyle is not for everyone and might not be worth the money. Think hard about accepting an offer to an IB firm because the payoff might not be worth it.

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Pros

One of the biggest pros is brand value and global credibility. UBS is a top-tier global wealth management and investment bank, so having it on your resume immediately signals experience in a highly structured, regulated, and performance-driven environment. That tends to carry weight across financial services and corporate TA roles. Another major advantage is strong learning exposure. Because UBS operates across wealth management, investment banking, asset management, and corporate functions, employees usually get exposure to complex stakeholder groups, senior leadership, and high-volume, high-stakes hiring environments. For recruiting roles specifically, that often means experience with executive searches, niche skill sets, and global requisitions.

Cons

other factor is workload during restructuring cycles or market downturns. Financial services recruiting is highly market-sensitive, so hiring freezes or sudden ramps are common. That can create uncertainty or shifting priorities in requisition ownership and pipeline planning. From a career perspective, role specialization can sometimes feel narrow. While UBS is large, some employees find they become highly specialized in one function (like wealth management or a specific region), which may require intentional effort to broaden experience.

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