Applying to UBS for summer 2028? Check your resume against a UBS-style screen below, then read when the US programs open, what the form asks and how the online tests and HireVue follow.
Key facts
- When it opens: For summer 2027, a New York Global Markets posting was live by Jan 1, 2026, and HireVue invites were rolling out by Jan 6 for US applicants.2,3
- Documents: An online application with your resume uploaded. UBS does not ask for cover letters in most regions, so your resume does all the talking.1
- GPA: The 2027 Global Markets Quantitative Trading posting in New York asks for a cumulative GPA of 3.0 and above, and graduation between December 2027 and June 2028.2
- Online tests: Up to four online assessments, chosen by business area: verbal, numerical, inductive-logical reasoning and UBS Culture Match. You have seven days from the invite and cannot retake them, and UBS points you to Aon's site for practice.1
- Video: If you pass the tests and look like a good fit, you may get a link to record a video interview. In the US this has been a recorded interview of 7 to 10 questions in Markets and Wealth Management.1,8,13,14
- How many to apply to: Application limits apply to UBS student and graduate programs and vary by region; entry-level analyst jobs are typically not restricted in the same way.1
UBS programs on the tracker
Live from the Intervyo tracker, so the dates update as UBS posts them.
- 2028 Summer Analyst Program
- Dates not announced yet
- UBS Tomorrow’s Talent
- Dates not announced yet
- 2028 Full-Time Analyst Program
- Dates not announced yet
The tests you are assigned depend on the business area, and recruiting stages differ slightly by program and region. Read your division's posting before you apply.1
Check your resume before you apply
Check your resume
Read against the Summer Analyst role at UBS, Investment Bank, Global Banking, the way the first screen reads it.
- A score and a verdict
- An ATS check
- Your lines rewritten
What the UBS online application looks like
Find the posting for your division
UBS posts its US summer programs on its graduate job board, labelled by the summer they run. For summer 2027, a New York Global Markets posting was live by Jan 1, 2026, and HireVues were going out by Jan 6.2,3
Apply with your resume
Submit an online application and upload your resume. UBS does not ask for cover letters in most regions, and says it wants your hobbies, interests, academic achievements, work experience and what you learned from them on the resume.1
The online tests
UBS has four online assessments, assigned by business area: verbal reasoning, numerical reasoning, inductive-logical reasoning and UBS Culture Match, a set of work scenarios where you pick the most effective action. Finish within seven days of the invite; there are no retakes. UBS points you to Aon's site for practice.1
The interest email and the HireVue
If you pass the tests and look like a good fit, you may get a link to record a video interview. For some applicants in January 2026, an email saying UBS found their profile interesting came first, and the HireVue followed within days.1,3
Then the final round
The last stage is final-round interviews, virtual or in person. Some groups add a phone interview first; in New York investment banking the whole run from resume screen to superday has taken three weeks.1,7,6
What the application asks
- Online application Required
- Your details, on the UBS graduate job board. The posting lists who can apply, such as graduation dates and GPA.
- Resume Required
- Uploaded with the application. It does the work a cover letter would do elsewhere.
- Cover letter Not in most regions
- UBS does not ask for cover letters in most regions.
- Online assessments 7 days
- Assigned by business area; no retakes, and not open after the deadline.
- Transcript Check the form
- Have one ready in case the form or a later stage asks.
The application, resume, cover letter and tests come from UBS's own page and postings; the transcript row is our best reading. Check each field when you open the form.1,2
UBS resume checklist
- One page, saved as a PDF.
- Education first while you are a student: school, degree written out, graduation month and year.
- Cumulative GPA as 3.71/4.00, checked against the 3.0 line on the posting.
- Experience newest first, every bullet starting with a verb, with a number and what came of it.
- What you learned from each experience, since there is no cover letter to say it.
- Leadership roles over memberships.
- Specific hobbies and interests, which UBS says it wants to see.
- For Global Markets and quant roles, programming languages and modeling where a reader sees them first.
What to put on it
With no cover letter, your resume carries the application, and UBS asks it to show your interests and achievements and what you learned from each experience. For students the order is Education first, then experience, then leadership and activities, then skills and interests. The examples below are Intervyo rewrites of common resume lines, not questions from the form.1,10,11
- Education: School, degree, graduation month and year, and GPA. First on the page while you are a student.
- Experience: Internships and jobs, newest first, with what you did and what you learned.
- Leadership and activities: Roles where you owned something; UBS asks to hear about your interests and achievements.
- Skills and interests: Languages, software, and hobbies and interests UBS says it wants to hear about.
Example questions and how to answer them
Experience bullet"Rewrite this bullet: "Assisted portfolio managers with research.""1,10
- 1Start with a verb for what you did yourself: screened, modeled, wrote, presented.
- 2Name the work precisely: a screen, a sector note, an attribution report.
- 3Add scale in numbers: assets, names covered, time saved.
- 4End with what came of it, or what you learned.
Tip: With no cover letter, each bullet has to show what you did and what you took from it. Use only work you can explain in a HireVue and a superday.
Example answer, written by Intervyo (not a real candidate)
Screened 400 mid-cap industrials for a $900M equity fund and wrote 3 initiation notes; one name was added to the portfolio, and I rebuilt the team's screen in Python to cut a weekly update from 4 hours to 30 minutes.
Education line"Rewrite this education line: "Vanderbilt, Econ & Math, 3.7, 2029""2,10,11
- 1University and location on the first line.
- 2Degree written out, with the expected graduation month and year.
- 3Cumulative GPA to two decimals with the scale.
- 4An optional line for relevant coursework or honors.
Tip: The 2027 New York Global Markets posting asked for a cumulative GPA of 3.0 and above and a graduation date about a year after the internship, so most summer 2028 applicants will show a 2029 date.
Example answer, written by Intervyo (not a real candidate)
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Mathematics, expected May 2029. GPA: 3.71/4.00 Relevant coursework: Corporate Finance, Probability, Financial Accounting
Skills and interests"Rewrite this interest line: "Interests: travel, sports, reading.""1,13
- 1Pick two or three interests you could talk about for a minute.
- 2Make each one specific: which sport, which books, where.
- 3Add one detail that shows commitment or a result.
- 4Keep it to one line.
Tip: UBS says it wants to hear about your hobbies and interests, and its HireVue has asked which sport UBS should sponsor. A specific line gives you something real to talk about.
Example answer, written by Intervyo (not a real candidate)
Interests: club tennis (team captain, 2025 to 2026); Japanese (conversational, studied in Osaka for a summer); long-form business history, recently "Barbarians at the Gate".
From resume to HireVue"Why did you apply to UBS specifically?"3
- 1Name what sets UBS apart for you: a business, a deal or its wealth franchise.
- 2Link it to an entry on your resume.
- 3Show you understand the division you applied to.
- 4Keep it to a minute, since the HireVue asks it on camera.
Tip: Asked in a US summer 2027 HireVue in January 2026, alongside what UBS could improve on and a recent deal UBS led. Order your resume so the entries behind your answer come first.
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How long to hear back after the online application
After you apply, the tests come first. The HireVue follows only for those UBS takes forward, for some after an email saying it finds their profile interesting.1,3
Feb 2025 (summer 2026)
Investment Banking, New York
Resume screen to HireVue to superday within three weeks.6
Jan 2026 (summer 2027)
Summer analyst, US
The thread opened on Jan 6, 2026 as HireVues rolled out. One applicant had the "interested" email on Monday, Jan 5 and the HireVue on Jan 7; others with the same email were still waiting.3
Jan 2026 (summer 2027)
Sales and Trading, New York
Application, tests, HireVue and superday, all quick; the wait after the superday was the longest part.5
Feb 2026 (summer 2027)
Asset Management, New York
HireVue and personality tests done, then a phone interview.7
Sep 2026 (summer 2027, re-opened)
Global Banking and Asset Management (region not tagged)
Applied to Asset Management on Sep 3 and recorded the HireVue on Sep 23; applied to Global Banking on Sep 27 and recorded it on Sep 30.4
Some applicants have had a "still considering your application" email when things run slow, so a quiet few weeks is not always a no.3
Best guessExpect the tests within days of applying and a HireVue within one to three weeks if you are taken forward. If a month passes after the tests, keep networking; UBS processes can run slow.
What happens after the online application
Online applicationYou are here
This page. An online application with your resume; no cover letter in most regions.1
Aon online assessments
Up to four tests by business area, within seven days and with no retakes.1
HireVue
A recorded video interview for those taken forward: 8 questions in New York Global Markets (2025), 7 or 8 in Sales and Trading and 10 in Private Wealth Management.1,8,13,14
Phone interview (some groups)
Some groups add a phone interview after the HireVue, as New York Asset Management did in February 2026; others go straight to the superday.7,6
Superday
Final-round interviews, virtual or in person: two or three in New York, often back to back.1,8,12,14
Summer 2027 against summer 2028
UBS recruits most US summer seats around the turn of the year. Use last cycle's dates to plan this one.
Applications
A New York Global Markets posting live by Jan 1, 2026.2
HireVue
Rolling out from Jan 6, 2026, after an interest email for some.3
Expect early January 2027, going by last cycle.3
FAQ
When do UBS 2028 summer analyst applications open?
For summer 2027, a New York Global Markets posting was live by Jan 1, 2026 and HireVues were rolling out by Jan 6, so expect summer 2028 applications around late December 2026 to January 2027. Late or re-opened postings can follow in the fall.2,3,4,9
Does UBS ask for a cover letter?
No, not in most regions. UBS asks you to upload your resume and let it do all the talking, so put your interests, achievements and what you learned on it.1
What GPA do you need for UBS?
The 2027 New York Global Markets posting asked for a cumulative GPA of 3.0 and above. Check the posting for your division, and give your cumulative figure.2
What online tests does UBS use?
Up to four, assigned by business area: verbal, numerical and inductive-logical reasoning, and UBS Culture Match, a set of work scenarios. You have seven days and no retakes, and UBS points to Aon's site for practice.1
Does everyone get a UBS HireVue?
No. After the tests, UBS sends a video interview link only to those it takes forward; for some, an email saying it finds your profile interesting came first, in January 2026.1,3
Can you apply to more than one UBS program?
Application limits apply to UBS student and graduate programs and vary by region, so check before applying to a second one. Focus on the program you can best explain.1
Online application at other firms
Sources
Firm pages first, then dated candidate reports. Last checked Nov 5, 2026.
- 1UBS: Early careers (archived Oct 7, 2026)
- 2UBS (graduate job board): 2027 Summer Internship - Global Markets - Quantitative Trading - NY (archived Jan 3, 2026)
- 3Candidate discussion on a public forum: UBS SA 2027 (from Jan 2026)
- 4Candidate discussion on a public forum: UBS SA 2027 Reopened a few weeks back - anyone hear anything? (Oct 2026)
- 5Candidate report on a public forum: Sales and Trading summer analyst interview, New York (Jan 2026)
- 6Candidate report on a public forum: Summer analyst interview, Investment Banking, New York (Feb 2025)
- 7Candidate report on a public forum: Asset Management intern interview, New York (Feb 2026)
- 8Candidate report on a public forum: Global Markets internship interview, New York (Apr 2025)
- 9Extern: Investment Banking Internships 2028: When Each Bank Opens · prep site
- 10Mergers & Inquisitions: Investment Banking Resume Template: Proven Formula · prep site
- 11Georgetown University Cawley Career Education Center: Resume Content & Formatting · prep site
- 12Candidate report on a public forum: Investment Banking Summer Intern interview, Generalist, New York (Jan 2026)
- 13Candidate reports on a public forum: UBS AG Interview Questions (2026)
- 14Candidate report on a public forum: Private Wealth Management summer analyst interview, New York (Mar 2025)
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