UBS TMT (London) review from an Associate - Associate Director UBS Employee Review

3.0
28 Nov 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

+ Excellent European telecom credentials (top 3 in the world) + Industry-leading clients (Vodafone, Telefonica for example) + Great exit opps. + Fantastic work ethic of the team + Senior team has excellent technical backgrounds + Collegiate work environment amongst juniors

Cons

- Notorious for long hours - VPs can be very controlling - Associates can be stuck doing analyst work for years - Hierarchical - junior/senior relationships need work - Excessive / superfluous analytical work at times (especially in the context of marketing books) - Some senior team members are difficult to work with / poor at inspiring/leading juniors

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Cons

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Recommend
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Pros

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Cons

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