UBS reviews

3.7

72% would recommend to a friend

(14,600 total reviews)
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Sergio P. Ermotti

84% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

UBS has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 14,600 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The UBS employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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2.0
Dec 22, 2009
Recommend
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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.

3.0
Dec 17, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It was a good experience. Everyone had relatively high salaries for the type of work they seemed to be doing.

Cons

Low morale and a quiet work environment without much collaboration made getting through the day a chore. People didnt seem to move very fluidly from position to position like the rest of the industry.

2.0
Dec 12, 2009

UBS

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The bank is very good at allowing people to make lateral moves in order to get exposure to other business lines.

Cons

The bank treats employees like a number and not like a person. Management constantly changes their mind on how to run the business. The bank doesn't pay based on performance. If your group had a great year, but management doesn't want to grow your business they will underpay and hope you leave.

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