I applied through university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at UBS
Interview
Got a call, got asked a couple of behavior and skills questions. Then, I was invited to an in-person interview. The interviewer told me to go through my resume and I proceeded. i got asked a lot of behavior questions and questions based off my resume. Interview went well and I got the internship. Background checks were a hassle and took a month for me to start working.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Are you proficient with Excel ?
What do you do in your free time ?
How are you with people ?
One online zoom call with PWM advisor and associate. Mostly behavioral and market questions - be prepared for some some scenario analysis (ex: if a client won the lottery for $50,000,000 - how you invest it and what is the breakdown across asset classes).
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at UBS (New York, NY) in Apr 2025
Interview
Mostly behavioral questions and one question about current events. There were about seven questions in total. The whole hirevue took me about 30 minutes to complete. It is not very difficult to prepare for.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you learn about current events? What is one current event that you read about recently?
smooth, basic first round phone interview
friendly interviewer
did not tell me the next step
i would definitely prepare a lot on the culture, why UBS, why this industry
had interesting chat on the world economy
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
tell me about yourself.
why interested in wealth management
wealth management vs private banking
