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Investment banking / wealth management · researched 2026-10-02. Processes change every year, so confirm on the employer's own page.

At a glance

Dates
Rolling: apply early.
Pay
Not published in the sources we found.
Length
Not stated.
Degree
BSc (Hons) Applied Finance (University of Exeter); BSc Digital and Technology Solutions (University of Exeter); BSc Applied Finance (University of Exeter)
Entry
Generally ABB at A level
Stages
4: Online application, Online tests, Video interview, Assessment centre
Practise a UBS interviewPractise UBS's video interview timingsPractise: Numerical reasoning (SHL Verify Interactive style)Practise: Verbal statements (Aon/cut-e scales style)Practise: Inductive reasoning (SHL Verify Interactive style)Practise: Work-style questionnaire: agreement ratings

What you'd actually do

  • Global Markets apprentices support traders and salespeople: preparing client and market data, booking and checking trades.
  • Internal Audit apprentices test whether the bank's controls work.

Our plain-English summary from the firm's adverts, not the firm's own words.

Why this firm: talking points

Recent facts you can use in a "why us?" answer. Check for newer news before your interview.

  • UBS is the world's largest wealth manager and is in the final stretch of integrating Credit Suisse, due to finish around the end of 2026. Several independent reports source
  • Swiss lawmakers are debating capital rules for UBS's foreign units; CEO Sergio Ermotti called a compromise on one part 'bearable'. Several independent reports source

Programmes and entry

  • Investment Bank apprenticeships (Global Markets, Investment Bank COO) (Starts on Level 4 Investment Operations Specialist, then Level 6 Financial Services Professional with CFA Level 1 and/or a Chartered Banker Institute qualification) · BSc (Hons) Applied Finance (University of Exeter) · London
  • Group Internal Audit (Analytics) apprenticeship (Degree apprenticeship) · BSc Digital and Technology Solutions (University of Exeter) · London
  • Group Treasury apprenticeship (Degree apprenticeship) · BSc Applied Finance (University of Exeter) · London
  • Wealth Management apprenticeship (Apprenticeship (level not confirmed)) · London

Generally ABB at A level · In the final year of A levels (or equivalent) or finished within the last two years. GCSE English Language grade 5+ and Maths grade 6+. source

rolling (apply early) · UBS recruits on a rolling basis, so apply as soon as the programme you want opens. source

Process, stage by stage

1. Online application

Online application for a chosen business area.

  • Choose your business area carefully: the tests you get depend on it.

Official source source

2. Online tests

Up to four types, assigned by business area: verbal, numerical, inductive-logical reasoning and 'UBS Culture Match'. Complete within 7 days of the invite; no retakes after the deadline.

  • Do the tests early in the 7-day window in case of technical problems.
  • For Culture Match, answer honestly and in line with UBS's behaviours.

Several independent reports source

3. Video interview (HireVue (candidate-reported))

Recorded video interview, typically about 2 weeks after passing the tests. One degree apprentice applicant described about 1 minute to prepare and 2 minutes to answer.

  • Prepare 'why UBS', 'why this business area' and 3 or 4 STAR stories.

Several independent reports source

4. Assessment centre / interviews

Final stage with interviews; the exact format for apprentices was not in the summaries we saw.

  • Read one candidate's full journey from application to offer (linked in sources).

Single report source

Online assessment: Not confirmed ('UBS Culture Match' is UBS's own name)

  • Verbal reasoning: Passage-based reasoning
  • Numerical reasoning: Tables and charts
  • Inductive-logical reasoning: Pattern sequences
  • UBS Culture Match: Behavioural / culture-fit questionnaire

Tests are assigned by business area, so not everyone sits all four. Complete within 7 days of the invite. Practise standard verbal, numerical and pattern-based reasoning tests; Culture Match rewards consistent answers aligned with accountability, collaboration and innovation.

Several independent reports source

Video interview

Reported: 8 to 10 competency questions; one degree apprentice applicant described about 1 minute to prepare and 2 minutes to answer.

Several independent reports source

Values they assess against

Accountability with integrity · Collaboration · Innovation

Advice for this firm

  • Check the grade bar: generally ABB at A level and GCSE Maths 6+, higher than many banks.
  • Know the big UBS story: it is completing the integration of Credit Suisse (due to finish around the end of 2026) and is the world's largest wealth manager. Check the latest news before interviews.
  • Be clear about why you chose your business area: Global Markets, COO, Internal Audit and Treasury do very different work.
  • Use UBS's three behaviours (accountability with integrity, collaboration, innovation) in your examples.
  • Apply early because recruitment is rolling.

Not verified

  • Salary.
  • Online test vendor.
  • Assessment centre format for apprentices.
  • Facts were read through search summaries of the pages, not the full pages.