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      3.7

      72% would recommend to a friend

      (14,603 total reviews)
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      Sergio P. Ermotti

      84% approve of CEO

      62% positive business outlook

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      UBS has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 14,603 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 Finanza industry (3.7 stars).

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      15K reviews
      4.0
      Dec 15, 2008

      UBS ready to leave subprime woes behind it

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Open culture, growth opportunities - especially outside of the US

      Cons

      Work life balance can take a hit, investment banks in general have been very badly hit in 2008 and not as attractive as previous years

      3.0
      Dec 13, 2008

      Long-term outlook "okay".

      Project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      In current environment, not likely anyone will by the investment bank, so as a company less worry of mass layoffs due to merger (once "final" round of layoffs are complete). Still has strong equities, tech IBD areas. If you live in southern CT, it's nice to live near work.

      Cons

      Slow decision making, very bureaucratic. Outside of core areas (front office, IBD) or key enabling functions (finance, risk) limited career options, esp. difficult to move across functional areas.

      2.0
      Dec 10, 2008

      Standard Investment Bank

      Investment banking analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      As a diversified company, there are occasional opportunities to transfer within UBS to other divisions should one like to pursue a different career track. In addition, it provides fairly good training opportunities to deepen one's understanding of tricky modeling and accounting situations, with the caveat that one can only attend if current projects allow (and one's manager sees value in the training). In addition, although the global research settlement prevents direct interaction with the research analysts, UBS has fairly useful internal tools to see how analysts have constructed their models should one need confirmation on one's own assumptions. Finally, as an investment bank, salaries and bonuses are average for the industry.

      Cons

      The highest level management is located in Switzerland, which not only means that it is largely disconnected from the some of its most profitable markets (US, Asia), but its overly conservative culture restricts the ability of local leadership to adapt to changes on the ground in a timely manner. In addition, like other places to work, politics plays a heavy role in how favorable projects are assigned and promotions are given. Mistakes in investment banking are especially costly, but will be overlooked on the basis of certain relationships. Finally, UBS has been relatively stingy with resources, such as subscriptions to certain information sources or modeling tools that would help increase efficiency.

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