The UBS online assessment combines numerical, verbal, and logical reasoning plus workplace judgement questions under strict time limits, and it's followed by a ModernHire video interview with timed, pre-recorded questions. Both stages eliminate most candidates. Don't submit your application until you're ready — the assessment link arrives within days with a short completion window.
After you submit your UBS application, two stages arrive quickly: an online assessment, then a ModernHire video interview. Most rejected candidates fall at one of these. Here's what each involves and how to prepare.
Stage 1: The UBS Online Assessment
You'll receive the assessment link within days of submitting your application, with a short window to complete it. Do not submit your application until you're ready to take it — this is one of the most common mistakes candidates make.
The UBS online assessment typically combines:
- Numerical reasoning: interpreting charts, tables, and financial data under strict time limits. Practise until the question format feels automatic — hesitation costs marks.
- Verbal and logical reasoning: reading comprehension under time pressure and pattern-recognition problems. Accuracy matters more than raw speed, but you need both.
- Workplace judgement questions: scenarios on teamwork, pressure, and client situations. Answer as the professional UBS wants to hire — and stay consistent, because these tests check for it.
The mix can change year to year, so treat your invitation email as the final word on format. The preparation principle stays the same: timed practice under real conditions, not casual untimed run-throughs.
Stage 2: After the UBS Online Assessment — the ModernHire Video Interview
Pass the assessment and you'll be invited to a video interview run on ModernHire: pre-recorded questions appear on screen, and you record timed answers — usually around two minutes each — with no live interviewer.
Expect three question types:
- 1. Motivationals: "Why UBS?", "Why this division?" Generic answers die here. Reference specifics — UBS's integrated model, its APAC franchise, your division's actual work. Our programs breakdown has the detail you need.
- 2. Competency questions: teamwork, resilience, leadership, handling pressure. Prepare four or five stories from internships, societies, or part-time work using the STAR structure (Situation, Task, Action, Result). One strong story beats three vague ones.
- 3. Commercial awareness: your view on a market trend or recent deal. Have two or three informed opinions ready — not headlines, opinions.
How to Prepare for the UBS Online Assessment and Video Interview
- Practise on camera, timed. Reading sample answers silently is useless. Record yourself, watch it back, and fix filler words, darting eyes, and rambling.
- Prepare stories, not scripts. Memorised answers sound robotic and collapse under follow-ups. Know your bullet points; speak naturally.
- Research UBS specifically. Know the integrated model, know your division, know one recent development you can discuss intelligently.
- Treat it like a real interview. Dress for it, frame the camera at eye level, use a quiet room. Reviewers notice effort — and its absence.
The video interview is where most candidates get cut — walk in prepared.
FAQ
When is the UBS 2027 application deadline?
UBS hires on a rolling basis, not fixed deadlines. London 2027 roles opened around July–August 2026, and the assessment link arrives within days of submitting — so only submit when you're prepared for both stages to start immediately. Check the official UBS careers page for current status.
How long does the UBS video interview take?
The ModernHire video interview uses pre-recorded questions with timed answers — usually around two minutes each. Your invitation email states the exact completion window, so treat it as binding.
How long is the UBS online assessment?
Format and time limits can change year to year — your invitation email is the final word. Practise numerical, verbal, and logical reasoning under strict timed conditions until the format feels automatic.
Do I take the UBS online assessment before or after applying?
After. The link arrives within days of submitting your application, with a short completion window. Submitting before you're prepared is one of the most common mistakes candidates make.
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