UBS Analyst Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at UBS.
UBS
Analyst
Entry Average Positive experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
First, there was an online test with behavioral questions, then two rounds of online interviews with two senior people. They asked technical questions about financial statements (specifically how the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement relate to each other), behavioral questions (like teamwork and communication), and also asked about your views on recent news (how you see the market, your opinion, and any recent deals you're following).
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you tell me about an M&A deal you've been following recently and share your thoughts on it?
UBS
Analyst
Entry Average Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Phone screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Other
The interviewer was really nice, even when my answers weren't exactly right. They asked mostly questions about scenarios related to the job. There were also some trivia questions about the company, like who the CEO is or recent news, to check if I had done my research. It was a good experience with the interviewer, but I never heard back after the interview.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What was the name of the company UBS recently acquired?
UBS
Global Markets Analyst
Intern Average Positive experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home Technical screen Background check Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
I had to answer some HireVue questions. For each question, there's no re-recording allowed, and the videos must be completed within one minute. There were about seven questions in total, and I think the questions are the same across different regions.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Which sport would you choose to sponsor globally and why?
- Tell me about a teamwork experience.
- What's your take on current Market News?
UBS Analyst Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from UBS interview reports.
“What are the current S&P, US 10y, US 2y, German 10y bond yields, and gold price?”
Read reports →“For an accounting case study, imagine we buy a machine for 100. It depreciates over 10 years and is financed 50% by debt and 50% by cash. If the machine is destroyed in year 2, how would the financial statements look for years 0 through 2?”
Read reports →“What's going on in the news right now, aside from Greece or the Chinese markets?”
Read reports →“Given two landscaping companies with identical pre-tax earnings, where one owns a single lawnmower and the other owns three, which company would be a better investment?”
Read reports →“Imagine a man wearing a pink hat and pink suit walks into the room. What would he say and who would he be looking for?”
Read report →“What, in your opinion, caused the decrease in climate tech funding in 2023?”
Read report →“Can you explain derivatives on call and put options, with a focus on put options?”
Read report →“Can you simply explain the difference between two companies valued at 8x and 10x EBITDA respectively?”
Read report →“Given only Net Income and Sales, what other financial metric would you seek to evaluate a company?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 364 UBS interview reports.