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UBS Made Proof of AI Skills a Formal Hiring Requirement for Graduate Trainees, Alongside the 2:1 Degree Minimum
UBS has added AI fluency to interviews for graduate trainees and interns joining its global banking and markets division in 2027, sitting next to traditional requirements like a minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree. Candidates must demonstrate an ability to use AI to improve work outcomes and efficiency; the bank says AI literacy 'complements, rather than replaces' analytical and interpersonal skills. It is one of the first major financial institutions to write the requirement into formal criteria, and it lands precisely on the junior tasks banks have been automating: financial analysis, research, and client decks.
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