UBS 2028 online assessment guide

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Got your UBS assessment invite? Try the three Aon tests below in the real format, then read what each one asks, how UBS Culture Match works, the seven-day window and what comes after.

Intervyo's UBS numerical reasoning practice, question 12 with 2:04 left on the 6 minute clock: six round tabs over a UBS Global Research datasheet, the statement below with true, false or cannot say, and the up, list and down buttons.
UBS numerical reasoning in Intervyo: 18 statements on one datasheet in 6 minutes, with verbal and inductive-logical beside it and a report after each.

Key facts

  • Assessment: Online assessments that UBS points you to Aon's website to practice for: verbal, numerical and inductive-logical reasoning, plus UBS Culture Match.1,5
  • Which tests: UBS has four types of online assessment, and the ones you are assigned depend on the business area you apply to.1
  • Deadline: Finish within seven days of the invitation email. The tests close at the deadline, and only you may take them.1
  • Retakes: You cannot retake the tests, so start each one when you can focus.1
  • Numerical and verbal: Statements to judge against data sheets of tables, charts or text: true, false or cannot say. You can move between statements, and the test is timed and you are not expected to finish.2,3,1
  • Inductive-logical: Two example grids share a rule; pick the two of four grids that follow it. Questions keep coming until the time runs out, and Aon's standard version lasts 6 minutes.4,5
  • Culture Match: Realistic, hypothetical work scenarios where you pick the most effective course of action, in line with UBS's principles and behaviors.1,6
  • Breaks: You do not have to take every test in one go, but once a test starts you cannot pause it.5
  • Next step: If you pass the tests and look like a good fit, you may get a link to record a video interview. Not everyone does.1,8

UBS says recruitment stages may differ slightly by program and region. Your invite usually says how long the tests take, and each test opens with untimed instructions and practice examples before its clock starts.1,5

Try the tests

UBS online assessment0 of 3 demo tests done

The three Aon reasoning tests as UBS sets them, 4 questions each, on the same screens as the app. Each one opens in its own window, with a report at the end.

Numerical reasoning

One UBS datasheet behind six tabs: revenue, research output, readership, charts and a forecast. Judge each statement true, false or cannot say.

4 questions · 1:20

Verbal reasoning

One UBS business review behind six tabs: structure, financials, operations, people, locations and outlook. Judge each statement on the text alone.

4 questions · 1:20

Inductive-logical reasoning

Two grids share a rule. Pick the two of the next four grids that follow it.

4 questions · 1:20

What the UBS online assessment looks like

  1. The invite

    UBS emails the tests after you apply, set by the business area you chose. You have seven days from that email, the tests close at the deadline, and only you may take them. You can take the tests on different days, with breaks between them, but each one runs without a pause once it starts.1,5

  2. Numerical and verbal reasoning

    Each statement refers to one data sheet: tables and charts for numerical, written passages for verbal. Answer true, false or cannot say; only one is right. You can move between statements, though Aon advises working in order. Have a calculator, pen and paper ready for numerical. Neither test expects you to finish, so work quickly and accurately.2,3,1

  3. Inductive-logical reasoning

    Two example 3x3 grids of simple shapes share a rule. Pick the two of four grids that follow it (there are always exactly two), then click on to the next question. There is no set number of questions, they can get harder, and the test runs on a clock: Aon's standard version is 6 minutes.4,5

  4. UBS Culture Match

    Realistic, hypothetical work scenarios where you pick the most effective course of action, in line with UBS's principles and behaviors. Read them once before you start. The principles are client centricity, connectivity and sustainable impact; the behaviors are accountability with integrity, collaboration and innovation.1,6

  5. After you submit

    If you pass the tests and look like a good fit, you may get a link to record a video interview. The link is selective, and for some applicants an email saying UBS finds their profile interesting comes first. UBS says its people, not AI, make the decisions.1,8,9

The four tests, as UBS and Aon describe them

Numerical reasoning 18 in 6 min
One data sheet of tables and charts; 18 statements, true, false or cannot say. Aon's longer standard version is 37 statements in 12 minutes.
Verbal reasoning 18 in 6 min
One written document; 18 statements, true, false or cannot say. Aon's longer standard version is 49 statements in 12 minutes.
Inductive-logical reasoning 6 min
No set number of questions; pick the two of four grids that follow the rule, as many as you can.
UBS Culture Match Check your invite
Work scenarios, judged against UBS's principles and behaviors.

UBS assigns these by business area. Numerical and verbal run as Aon's short version, 18 statements in 6 minutes each, which is how Intervyo sets them; each test's instructions screen gives the figure before the clock starts.1,5

Before you start the tests

  • Seven days from the invite email: block an hour you know is free well before the deadline.
  • A laptop or desktop on a stable connection, with an up-to-date browser and other tabs closed.
  • For numerical: a calculator, pen and paper.
  • Aon's practice tasks for each test your invite lists.
  • UBS's principles and behaviors, read once before Culture Match.
  • One test at a time: rest between tests, never inside one.
  • Phone off and the door shut: a test cannot be paused once it starts.
  • If a test freezes or blocks, contact UBS so it can be unblocked.

The sections, one by one

UBS says the verbal and numerical tests look at how you draw logical conclusions from complex information in text, tables and charts, and the inductive-logical test at finding logical rules in patterns and applying them. Culture Match reads your judgment in work scenarios against UBS's principles and behaviors.1,6

  • Numerical reasoning: Statements about tables and charts: true, false or cannot say.
  • Verbal reasoning: Statements about written passages: true, false or cannot say.
  • Inductive-logical reasoning: Two grids share a rule: pick the two of four that follow it, as many times as you can.
  • UBS Culture Match: Work scenarios: pick the most effective course of action.

Here is each test as it appears in Intervyo, built on Aon's screens: round icon tabs over the data, one statement at a time, and wide true, false and cannot say buttons, with Culture Match as messages in the UBS job simulation. UBS sets which tests you get by business area, and every test opens with instructions and practice examples you can repeat before its clock starts. Each block says what the test is checking and how to answer it well.1,2,4,5

1.Numerical reasoning18 questions, 6 minutes

UBS numerical reasoning in Intervyo, question 5 with 4:22 left on the 6 minute clock: six round tabs over a UBS Global Research datasheet, stocks covered by region open as a stacked bar chart, the statement below with true, false or cannot say.

You get one company datasheet split across round icon tabs: a revenue table with its subtotals, operating figures, a chart by region, a pie of shares and a forecast. The tabs do not change during the test, and each statement draws on only one of them. You judge the statement true, false or cannot say, and you can move back and forth between statements with the up, list and down buttons. Have a calculator, pen and paper ready. There are 18 statements in 6 minutes, 20 seconds each, and most people do not finish.2,5

What it measures: Finding the one tab a statement depends on, reading the exact figure and unit, and doing quick percentages, differences and sums without slipping.

How to answer it well

  1. 1Read the statement first and name the tab it needs: revenue, a region, a share or a forecast. Then open only that tab.
  2. 2Check the year and the unit before you calculate. A table in $m and a chart in stocks or percent will not mix.
  3. 3Turn the words into one sum. "Accounted for less than 22% of Total Revenue" means one line divided by the total row, compared with 22.
  4. 4Percentage points are not percent. A rate going from 43% to 48% is up 5 points, which is a rise of about 12%.
  5. 5Answer cannot say only when the figure you need is missing from every tab, such as a year the sheet does not show or a region a chart leaves out. An awkward sum is never cannot say.
  6. 6Work in order and do not stall. A wrong answer usually scores no worse than a blank, so commit and move on.

2.Verbal reasoning18 questions, 6 minutes

UBS verbal reasoning in Intervyo, question 9 with 3:04 left on the 6 minute clock: six round tabs over a UBS Global Wealth Management Lending review, and the statement below with true, false or cannot say.

The same layout with words instead of figures: one company document split across tabs such as group structure, financial performance, operations, people, locations and outlook. Each paragraph opens with a bold label, and the detail is dense: which unit did what, which never did, and which only some did. Each statement concerns one tab, and you judge it on the text alone. There are 18 statements in 6 minutes.3,5

What it measures: Reading closely under time pressure: telling what the document says, what it rules out and what it leaves open.

How to answer it well

  1. 1Pick the tab from the statement's subject. A move to a new site is under locations; a ranking on income is under financial performance.
  2. 2True means the text says it or it follows directly. False means the text says the opposite, including a "never".
  3. 3Watch for "some" and "only some". If the text says some teams did something, a statement about one named team is cannot say.
  4. 4Do not fill gaps with what a bank would usually do. If the document does not settle it, the answer is cannot say.
  5. 5The units have similar names. Check you are reading about the same one the statement names before you answer.

3.Inductive-logical reasoningAs many as you can, 6 minutes

UBS inductive-logical reasoning in Intervyo, question 14 with 2:12 left on the one 6 minute clock: two example grids that share a rule, four grids to choose two from, one picked, and Next.

Two 3x3 example grids filled with simple shapes follow a rule. You work out the rule and select the two of four grids that follow it; there are always exactly two, and you can unselect one if you change your mind. There is no set number of questions: a new one comes each time you finish one, and they may get harder as you go. Many are quite straightforward, so speed matters as much as accuracy.4,5

What it measures: Spotting a pattern among a group of items quickly, testing it, and moving on.

How to answer it well

  1. 1Put the rule into words from the two examples before you look at the four options.
  2. 2Check the common rules in order: each row or each column is one shape, all one shape, how many objects there are, how many kinds of shape, where they sit (corners only, a full column), and mirror images.
  3. 3Exactly two options fit. If three fit, your rule is too loose; if one fits, it is too tight.
  4. 4Look for the single changed object. The two wrong options often differ from a right one by one shape.
  5. 5Give a question about 20 seconds. If the rule has not come, pick your best two and take the next one.

4.UBS Culture MatchUntimed in Intervyo

UBS Culture Match practice in Intervyo: the UBS job simulation inbox, a colleague asking for client figures before a 5pm call, and three possible replies with one selected.

UBS describes Culture Match as realistic, hypothetical work scenarios where you pick the most effective course of action, judged against how UBS works. In Intervyo it runs inside the UBS job simulation, the way Aon sittings are built: messages from colleagues arrive with a short "What you know" line, they pile up from several people at once, and for each one you press Reply and choose one of three replies. Every reply is plausible; one deals with the whole situation and keeps the rules in view. You cannot change a reply once it is sent.1,6

What it measures: Judgment at work, read against UBS's three principles (client centricity, connectivity, sustainable impact) and three behaviors (accountability with integrity, collaboration, innovation).

How to answer it well

  1. 1Read the "What you know" line first. It usually holds the rule or the fact that rules out the easy reply.
  2. 2Ask which UBS value the situation is really about. The best reply usually shows it directly.
  3. 3Prefer the reply that gets the job done within the rules over one that refuses, or one that bends a rule to please the person asking.
  4. 4Bring in the right colleague rather than working around them, and raise a problem openly and early, including your own mistake.
  5. 5Do not let the pile-up rush you. The messages are untimed, so read each one fully before you reply.

Example items and how to approach them

Numerical reasoning"Data sheet: client assets by region, in $ billions. Americas: 1,850 in year 1 and 2,035 in year 2. Asia Pacific: 640 in year 1 and 704 in year 2. Statement: "Client assets grew faster in the Americas than in Asia Pacific from year 1 to year 2." True, false or cannot say?"2
  1. 1Find the one data sheet the statement uses, and the rows it names.
  2. 2Turn the words into a sum: "grew faster" means a higher percentage change, not a bigger dollar gain.
  3. 3Work out both changes, then compare.
  4. 4Answer cannot say only when the sheet is missing something you need, not when the sum is awkward.

Tip: Written by Intervyo in Aon's format: a statement judged against one data sheet. Not a UBS item. The trap is the bigger dollar gain in the Americas.

Example answer, written by Intervyo (not a real candidate)

Written by Intervyo as an example. The Americas grew by 185 on 1,850, which is 10.0%. Asia Pacific grew by 64 on 640, also 10.0%. Growth was the same, not faster, so the statement is false. It is not cannot say: the sheet gives everything you need.

Verbal reasoning"Passage: "The graduate program places new joiners in one business area for their first year. In the second year, some participants are offered a rotation into a second area, depending on business needs." Statement 1: "Every participant moves to a second business area in their second year." Statement 2: "Participants choose their first-year business area." True, false or cannot say?"3
  1. 1Use only the passage. What you know about real programs does not count.
  2. 2True: the passage says it, or it follows directly.
  3. 3False: the passage says the opposite, or rules it out.
  4. 4Cannot say: the passage does not settle it either way.

Tip: Written by Intervyo in Aon's format. Not a UBS item. Words like "every", "some" and "only" decide most verbal answers.

Example answer, written by Intervyo (not a real candidate)

Written by Intervyo as an example. Statement 1 is false: the passage says a rotation is offered to some participants, which rules out every participant moving. Statement 2 is cannot say: the passage says joiners are placed in one area, but not who picks it.

Inductive-logical reasoning"Example grids: each 3x3 grid holds exactly three triangles, and in both they sit on one diagonal. Which two of these four grids follow the rule? (a) three triangles on the diagonal from top left to bottom right; (b) three triangles across the middle row; (c) three triangles on the diagonal from top right to bottom left; (d) four triangles, three of them on a diagonal."4
  1. 1Count first: how many of each shape and color in each example grid.
  2. 2Then position: rows, columns, diagonals, corners.
  3. 3Check the rule on both example grids before you look at the options.
  4. 4There are always exactly two right grids. If three fit, your rule is too loose; if one fits, it is too tight.

Tip: Written by Intervyo in Aon's format, described in words. Not a UBS item. Aon notes that many items are quite straightforward, so keep moving.

Example answer, written by Intervyo (not a real candidate)

Written by Intervyo as an example. The rule is exactly three triangles, all on one diagonal. (a) and (c) follow it. (b) has three triangles but on a row, and (d) has four triangles, so both break it.

UBS Culture Match"You are an analyst on a client deal. The night before the client meeting you notice that a figure your associate prepared for the pitch book is wrong, and the associate has gone home. What is the most effective course of action? (a) leave it, since it is not your section; (b) fix it yourself and say nothing; (c) message the associate now with the error and the corrected figure, and tell the deal lead if you have no reply before the meeting; (d) point out the error to the client during the meeting."1,6
  1. 1Find the risk: a client seeing a wrong number from UBS.
  2. 2Look for the response that acts now and keeps the owner of the work in the loop.
  3. 3Test each option against UBS's behaviors: accountability with integrity, collaboration and innovation.
  4. 4Rule out options that hide the problem or hand it to the client.

Tip: Written by Intervyo against UBS's published principles and behaviors. Not a UBS item, and the real test's answer format may differ.

Example answer, written by Intervyo (not a real candidate)

Written by Intervyo as an example. (c) is the most effective. It is accountability with integrity ("I step up and act when something isn't right"), it is collaboration (it trusts and helps the associate rather than going around them), and it protects the client. (b) fixes the number but leaves the associate unaware, and (a) and (d) let the client down.

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How long to hear back after the online assessment

Typically the HireVue comes next, and fast. The video link usually arrives within a day or two of submitting the tests for those UBS takes forward, sometimes after a short email saying UBS found the profile interesting. After the HireVue comes the superday, or a phone interview first on some desks.1,7,9,10,12

  1. Jan 2026 (summer 2027)

    Summer analyst, US

    An email saying UBS found the profile interesting, then the HireVue within days.9

  2. Jan 2026 (summer 2027)

    Sales and Trading, New York

    Tests, HireVue and superday in quick succession; the only real wait was for the superday result.11

  3. Jan to Feb 2024 (summer 2025)

    Summer analyst, New York and Los Angeles

    Tests one day, video interview links for both offices the next.7

Aon writes a feedback report for each test, and whether you see it rests with the company you applied to. Note how far you got in each test yourself, in case no report comes.5

Best guessExpect the HireVue link within two or three days of submitting if UBS takes you forward. If a week passes with nothing, plan as if you are not going forward this round and keep your other applications moving.

What happens after the online assessment

  1. Online application

    An online application with your resume; no cover letter in most regions.1

  2. Aon online assessmentsYou are here

    This page. Up to four tests by business area, within seven days and with no retakes.1

  3. HireVue

    A recorded video interview of about 7 or 8 questions, sent only to those taken forward.1,10

  4. Phone interview (some groups)

    Some groups, Asset Management among them, add a phone interview after the HireVue.12

  5. Superday

    Final-round interviews, virtual or in person.1

Online assessment vs HireVue

Both are one-way and both come early. The tests read your reasoning and judgment from your answers; the video hears you explain yourself.

Format

Aon online tests

Timed reasoning tests plus Culture Match scenarios, set by business area.1,5

HireVue video

A recorded video interview of about 7 or 8 questions.10

Who gets it

Aon online tests

Applicants, as their business area requires.1

HireVue video

Only those who pass the tests and look like a good fit.1,8

How it is judged

Aon online tests

Points for correct answers on the reasoning tests, usually with points off for wrong ones.5

HireVue video

Reviewed by UBS people, who make the decisions.1

How to prepare

Aon online tests

Aon's practice tasks, and UBS's principles and behaviors.5,1,6

HireVue video

Dress smartly, keep eye contact with the camera and be concise.1

2028 summer analyst status

For summer 2027, a New York Global Markets posting was live by Jan 1, 2026, and HireVues were rolling out by Jan 6. The tests come before the HireVue, so expect summer 2028 tests around late December 2026 to January 2027.13,9,1

FAQ

What tests are in the UBS online assessment?

Up to four, set by the business area you apply to: verbal, numerical and inductive-logical reasoning, and UBS Culture Match. UBS points to Aon's website for practice.1

How long do you have to complete the UBS online assessment?

Seven days from the invitation email, and the tests close at the deadline. Each test runs on its own clock once it starts and cannot be paused, but you can take breaks between tests.1,5

Can you retake the UBS online assessment?

No. UBS says you cannot retake the tests, so take each one when you can focus.1

Can you go back to earlier questions in the numerical and verbal tests?

Yes. Aon's numerical and verbal tests let you move between statements, though Aon advises working in order. The inductive-logical test works differently: you pick two grids, then click on to a new question.2,3,4

How is the UBS online assessment scored?

On Aon's reasoning tests, points are usually added for each correct answer and taken off for each wrong one, and you are not expected to finish. Work quickly but carefully rather than guessing at random near the end. Culture Match asks for the most effective course of action in line with UBS's principles and behaviors.5,1

Will I see my UBS test results?

That is up to UBS. Aon writes a feedback report for each test and says that, ideally, the company you applied to makes it available to you. Note how far you got in each test yourself, in case no report comes.5

Does everyone get a UBS HireVue after the tests?

No. UBS sends a video interview link after you pass the tests, and only if you look like a good fit.1,8

How can I practice for the UBS online assessment?

UBS points you to Aon's website, which has practice tasks and screencasts for each test. Intervyo's UBS practice runs as one Aon-style job simulation: messages from colleagues pile up while you work, and emails from your manager hand you the numerical, verbal and inductive tasks, which open inside it. You get one combined report at the end.1,5

Online assessment at other firms

Sources

Firm pages first, then dated candidate reports. Last checked Nov 7, 2026.

  1. 1UBS: Early careers (archived Oct 7, 2026)
  2. 2Aon: Practice Tasks: Numerical Reasoning
  3. 3Aon: Practice Tasks: Verbal Reasoning
  4. 4Aon: Practice Tasks: Inductive Logical Reasoning (scales clx)
  5. 5Aon: Prepare for your Online Assessment
  6. 6UBS: Our culture (archived Oct 15, 2026)
  7. 7Candidate discussion on a public forum: UBS SA 2025 (from Jan 2024)
  8. 8Candidate discussion on a public forum: UBS SA 2026 (from Jan 2025)
  9. 9Candidate discussion on a public forum: UBS SA 2027 (from Jan 2026)
  10. 10Candidate report on a public forum: Sales and Trading interview, New York (Mar 2025)
  11. 11Candidate report on a public forum: Sales and Trading summer analyst interview, New York (Jan 2026)
  12. 12Candidate report on a public forum: Asset Management intern interview, New York (Feb 2026)
  13. 13UBS (graduate job board): 2027 Summer Internship - Global Markets - Quantitative Trading - NY (archived Jan 3, 2026)

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