Have you done any volunteering or are there any causes you feel committed to?
UBS places a lot of focus on the social well-being of its employees and those of the communities it operates in and serves. "To complement this, we match employee charitable donations and provide paid leave for employees to volunteer their time on community and environmental initiatives, in addition to UBS-organized community events. We also sponsor and help employees positively impact their communities and society at large by matching charitable donations." Therefore, the UBS recruiter wants to know whether their philanthropic efforts in any way motivated you to pursue a career with them. How you answer, and the words you choose, will help Aon's Natural Language Processing AI identify how sensitive, compassionate, and humble you are, along with other key traits which might prove valuable in the workplace.
UBS proudly advertises that their "employees logged 177,003 volunteer hours in 2022. We aspire to create a fairer, more prosperous society, championing a healthier environment and addressing inequalities at their root. This ethos underpins our purpose and is in line with our external commitments, such as our pledge to progress against the Sustainable Development Goals. We are committed to acting with the long term in mind and creating value for clients, employees, communities, and investors. Through the UBS Optimus Foundation, we drive impactful philanthropy that delivers real solutions for social needs."
When preparing to start your online assessment, UBS recommends you "dress professionally, appropriately, even for a video interview. We'll be treating this just like a standard interview and hope you will too. Make sure to reflect your most professional self. Consider your posture and how you project yourself and match them as you would if you were meeting with us in person." Aon offers similar advice on its website, which offers several practice tests and tips on how to prepare for your online assessments. "Be aware that this is an opportunity for you to make a good first impression to the employer. The recruiter will see and hear you and your environment. Therefore, it is advisable to make sure you wear appropriate clothes and tape your recordings in a calm and appropriate environment."
"Actually, yes. Thank you for asking. Aside from my degree in accounting, I also have a degree in counseling and am an accredited psychologist. Counseling is a passion of mine, but not one that I want to make a living from. It can be a tough profession, and it is easy for those who are highly sensitive individuals like me to burn out on the job. So, I decided not to abandon my degree when I realized it wasn't the best profession for me, and chose to earn that degree so I could still do it more so as a hobby. So, once a week, on Saturdays, I volunteer six hours at a local domestic violence shelter. Six hours a week is about all I can handle. It's super rewarding, and I am very passionate about the cause."
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