Industrial placement in the UK

Stand out from other graduates and put everything you’ve learned into practice during our 12-month placement.

Our placement in a nutshell

An industrial placement at UBS will have you working alongside our Asset Management, Investment Bank or Group Functions teams while you get your degree.

Bring your best skills to our first-class financial offerings. No matter which business area you choose, the insights, exposure and opportunities we offer will have you training with industry leaders and building a network of support for your future career.

Your development

From the moment you join, you’ll be supported by our experienced Junior Talent team for anything you might need, along with your line manager and buddy. In addition to professional skills, you’ll also gain a network of colleagues and the opportunity to join our UBS Graduate Talent Program if you excel in your industrial placement.

What we look for and when to apply

If you’re completing a degree (in any subject) with a professional placement requirement, then you’re already a great fit. And if you’re curious about working in one of world’s leading financial services firms, even better. Bring your ambitions and we’ll match them.

Applications typically open in September, and they’re reviewed until all positions are filled, so apply early. You may only apply for one program within the UK and one in the rest of EMEA (excluding Switzerland) during the same academic year. Don’t want to miss out when new roles are posted? Set up a job alert.

Requirements

You're completing the industrial placement as part of your degree
You’re on track for a 2:1 (or equivalent) in your degree

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Let’s connect

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Although I came from a technical background, most of what I know now, I learnt on the job, and I’m still learning. If you have the willingness to learn and challenge yourself, you’ll do well! What’s also helpful is having good people skills and the ability to work well within a team.

Lawuratu, former industrial placement intern, current Infrastructure Engineer

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.