UBS Online Assessment 2026 - UBS Culture match (Korn Ferry)

Assessment Overview

• Provider: Korn Ferry for UBS.

• Target Audience: Junior Talent and Graduate Talent Program applicants.

• Format: Situational Judgment Test (SJT) featuring 18 scenarios.

• Duration: The test is untimed, but it is estimated to take approximately 20 minutes.

• Task: For each scenario, the candidate must select both the most effective and least effective response from three options.

Key Content Included

The PDF contains the full text for the practice question and all 18 assessment questions, providing the "Most Effective" and "Least Effective" answers along with detailed professional explanations for each .

Core Scenarios Covered

The assessment covers a wide range of professional situations, including:

• Supervision & Support: Knowing when to seek help from a supervisor without overloading them with unnecessary information.

• Proactivity: Anticipating how upcoming events (like client meetings) might impact current tasks.

• Team Dynamics: Handling interpersonal issues objectively and gathering information before acting.

• Integrity & Limitations: Being honest about your own limitations when assigned a new type of project.

• Stakeholder Management: Balancing client feedback with the overall interests of the project and team.

• Error Management: Taking ownership and responsibility for mistakes (like an incorrect project plan) to maintain client trust.

• Collaboration: Sharing ideas in meetings regardless of experience level and presenting a unified team front to clients.

• Efficiency: Identifying opportunities to automate manual, time-consuming processes.

• Corporate Policy: Aligning decisions with company values, such as being conservative with ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ratings to avoid greenwashing.

Value Proposition for Buyers

• Realistic Scenarios: Includes actual text and scenarios used in the UBS recruitment process.

• Detailed Rationales: Every answer is backed by an explanation that highlights the specific soft skills UBS values, such as initiative, transparency, objectivity, and team unity.

• Preparation Tool: Helps candidates understand the expected behavioural standards and decision-making framework at a major global investment bank.