Video interview first , followed by Superday, three rounds in total, two market based rounds and one behavioral based round. Each round has two interviewers. Receive the result two days after Superday.
Digital interview comprising of various questions. Allowed 2 minutes to prepare for each question with a further two minutes to answer each question. The last question was rather open-ended and asked about general interest
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is one recent event that occurred within the stock market and describe it's impact
I applied online. I interviewed at UBS (London, England)
Interview
Quick, efficient, easy as it was at home. Didn't have to worry about face-to-face. The questions were clear and easy to understand. Didn't feel like they were trying to trick you out
I applied online. I interviewed at UBS in Dec 2018
Interview
Received test invitation in less a week after submitting the application.
First round: online, behavior and IQ-test-like test. Not difficult.
Second round: online, behavior question, very difficult for me. Asked questions I had never thought of. So I died here.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you think makes a good trader?
Describe a situation where you have to take personal risks.
Pitch me a stock.
Sales & Trading applicants have rated the interview process at UBS with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 78% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales & Trading roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 11 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at UBS overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at UBS as a Sales & Trading according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 44%
Phone interview: 17%
Personality test: 11%
Group panel interview: 11%
Skills test: 11%
Presentation: 6%
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