I applied through an employee referral. The process took 8 weeks. I interviewed at UBS (New York, NY) in Feb 2013
Interview
Flew into the New York office for super day. Had 3 interviews back to back. 2 of the 3 were with pairs of Associates at the firm. One was with VP. Interviewers were very friendly, genuine people. They were not 'cut-throat' at all as what people think of at major investment banks. Asked me to run through a DCF, speak about how to value a coffee shop on the corner of two busy streets in manhattan, and run through how depreciation is adjusted in the financial statements. The rest of the questions were really trying to gauge if I was truly interested in IB and had my story straight/could speak fully about my past experiences.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The hardest would have been to speak about how depreciation affects the 3 financial statements..which was really not hard at all.
Went very smoothly. Gave me a case and walked through some technicals. The case was rather long but gave plenty of time to prepare. There are many interesting behaviorals as well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- TMAY
- Why UBS
- Why IB
- Why work in NY?
- What is the most interesting thing you know?
- Accounting questions
- EV/EqV question
I applied online. I interviewed at UBS (Los Angeles, CA)
Interview
The whole process is pretty standard. You have to do a test on your personality so that they can see your fit to UBS culture. Then move on to first round of interview which did take a pretty long time.
Interview process was quite disappointing. The atmosphere felt tense and unwelcoming, and some interviewers came across as disengaged. Communication was not very clear, and the overall experience did not reflect a positive or supportive company culture.
Investment Banking Summer Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at UBS with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 74% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Investment Banking Summer Analyst roles take an average of 29 days to get hired, when considering 48 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 Investment Banking Summer Analyst according to 48 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Phone interview: 21%
Personality test: 13%
Skills test: 11%
Group panel interview: 10%
Presentation: 7%
Background check: 7%
Drug test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
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