UK School Leaver apprenticeships

Your journey starts with us. Kickstart an exciting career and grow with the best. 

Our apprenticeships

As an apprentice at UBS, you’ll be a full-time employee. Your role will be a mixture of learning, development, and on-the-job desk duties. You’ll get the skills and experiences to transition from school to the workplace, while working towards your qualifications. If you want a great introduction into the world of finance with one of the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers, launch your career with us.

Life after your apprenticeship

Promoting and developing our apprentices is important to us. After completing the training program, we offer various career opportunities and further education possibilities, and many of our apprentices transition to permanent positions.

Degree apprenticeships

These 4-year apprenticeships are carried out in partnership with the University of Exeter, a distinguished member of the UK’s Russell Group universities. As an apprentice, you’ll dedicate a set amount of work hours to learning. Also (as a registered student with the University of Exeter) you’ll get full access to the university’s academic resources.

Our hiring areas

Our hiring areas

Asset Management

Our capabilities and investment styles cover all major traditional and alternative asset classes. Help us turn challenges into solutions for investments of every size.

You’ll begin with a Level 4 Investment Operations Specialist apprenticeship, then progress onto a Level 6 Financial Services Professional apprenticeship.

It includes a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level 1 and/or Chartered Banker Institute (CBI) qualification, which culminates in a BSc (Honours) Applied Finance degree. 

Requirements

  • ABB at A-Level (or equivalent)
  • GCSEs or equivalent qualifications in English Language (5 or above) and Mathematics (6 or above)

Advanced apprenticeships

Get ahead of the curve and gain valuable experience now. Our advanced apprenticeships typically range from 15-18 months and enable you to gain industry recognized qualifications to jumpstart your career. Completion of the advanced apprenticeship can also lead to relevant higher apprenticeships and further qualifications.

Our hiring areas

Human Resources

Our specialists provide strategic HR advice and services to the whole firm, working closely with each business area to help them empower and engage their teams.

You’ll work towards a CIPD qualification, while gaining practical experience across multiple teams within HR.

Requirements

  • BBB at A-Level (or equivalent)
  • Level 5 or above in Mathematics and English Language GCSE

  • “I feel truly valued as an apprentice. I’m surrounded by amazing colleagues from a range of backgrounds who are happy to support me on my journey. The program really invests in you, not just through the qualifications you can achieve but also the learning opportunities provided.”

    Poppy, Capital Adequacy Analyst, Advanced Apprenticeship in Group Finance

    Read more about her story

How to apply

Our process is designed to be objective and fair. We want everyone to have equal chances to drive recruitment success. Recruitment stages may differ slightly (according to program and region).

We make it very easy to apply, just submit an online application and upload your CV/resume.

Since we don’t ask for cover letters in most regions, let your CV do all the talking to reflect who you are. We want to hear about your hobbies, your interests, academic achievements, work experience and what you’ve learned from these experiences.

Be sure to check out our ten step interactive roadmap to recruitment readiness. 

Everyone is welcome at UBS. And we’re committed to disability inclusion and making sure our application process is accessible for everyone. If you need reasonable accommodation/adjustments throughout our recruitment process, you can always contact us.

We have four types of online assessments:

  • Verbal reasoning
  • Numerical reasoning 
  • UBS Culture Match

    The assessments you’re assigned will be dependent on the business area you’re applying to. They need to be completed within seven days of receiving the invitation email. Please note, you won’t be able to complete the assessments after the deadline. You also won’t be able to retake them, so make sure you can focus.

    AON’s website offers some practice assessments.

    Why do companies use online assessments?

    The abilities and behaviors we learn about from them are a great way to get unbiased information about the candidate.

    What are the verbal or numerical reasoning tests about?

    These look at how you draw logical conclusions from complex verbal or numerical information from tables and charts.

    And the inductive-logical reasoning test?

    This is a fun one. You’ll be looking at logical rules in patterns and then applying them to different sets of patterns.

    Our UBS Culture Match

    Realistic, hypothetical work scenarios where you need to pick the most effective course of action, in line with our UBS principles and behaviors.

    After passing our online assessments (and if you’re a good fit), you might receive a link to record your video interview. This is where you can make a great first impression. Dress smartly, keep good eye contact with the camera and be concise.

    Worried employers are using AI to review submissions? Rest assured; our people are the ones making decisions around here.

    Check out some tips for a great video interview here.

    Almost there! The last stage of the process is our final round virtual or in-person interviews.

    Be sure to research UBS and the business area you’re applying to. Go beyond the facts and figures.

    Also, don’t be afraid to ask us questions during the interview. Let’s get a conversation going. When you speak about your experiences, give us examples and tell us a story. The outcomes, opportunities and what you might have done differently. As assessors, we want to connect with you.

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