Pros: - Great employees with a commitment to innovation and…read moreservice to clients. - Great global financial services company with a very well geographically diversified executive board and board of directors. Such diversification truly shows how the company walks the talk on it's commitment to diversity. You don't see as much diversity at the other Swiss banks. - Very good, bright and hardworking CEO Brady Dougan who comes from a very good and modest upbringing. He truly cares about the company, its clients and its people. - Top culture is to be innovative and international. A plus especially when comparing to the other Swiss banks. - They are innovative in their solutions and have a lot of bright people working for them to offer such solutions especially when looking at Investment Banking and premium ultra high net worth wealth management. - They often give employment opportunities to the hardworking bright "underdog" and will help the person to grow. Negatives: - As this is a big firm, there can be people at the lower of the totem pole that does not always fit into the real CS culture. But nothing in life is 100% perfect. - Since it is the 2nd biggest Swiss bank by assets, people always think the other bigger Swiss bank is better and thus CS could face doubts as the less better of the two. Bigger doesn't always mean better. CS did not have to rely on government support and honest tax payer's money thanks to excellent Risk Management and executive board with Brady leading the team.

This is the best company you can work for. Gives you a lot of freedom and you can be very…read moreentrepreneurial. Great people work there. Sometimes a little political, but I guess that is true for any large multinational firm.

I have to give this place 3 stars because there are both good and bad points to this bank…read more THE GOOD: Everyone speaks English, I can do my online banking all in English, all my statements come in English. This is precisely why I chose this bank; because I wasn't sure what other options I had as a German-challenged foreigner when I arrived in Switzerland 5 years ago. (Since then, I've found out that PostFinance also offers banking in English, but I think this was a later development.) Also, the facilities are pristine and not too shabby at all. I also like how you can get KeyClub points for using your credit card to redeem for reward purchases and stuff. :) THE BAD: Alas, the stereotypes do run a bit true here... they charge a lot of bank fees, and I have found the service to be a bit snobby. I've made decent money in Switzerland, but since I'm not a millionaire, I guess I might be out of my league here sometimes. Case in point--I tried to come here last year to ask if I could get a mortgage for buying a home in Zürich. (I thought I was going settle down here at the time and wanted to invest in something permanent.) But my client advisor and his trainee kind of laughed at me and said I couldn't afford anything here when they pulled up my bank accounts. And as I was single at the time, they also mentioned that I might meet a guy someday who made more money than me. Perhaps they meant it in a joking way, but I still kind of took offense. :/

Love the architecture of the UBS building…read more So dressed up for Switzerland National Day. Look at the screens highlighting female athletes.

One of the biggest and most serious banks in Switzerland…read more Paradeplatz is the central headquarters of UBS and it opens weekdays at 8.15. Opening an account usually takes half an hour and come prepared with: passport, work contract (study confirmation) and residence permit. Importantly, if a friends recommends you when opening an account, you get 40 Key Club Points and your friend gets 15. Ask about the 'bring a friend' programme at the counter :)