UBS Aon Online Assessment Practice
UBS describes four online assessments for its early careers programmes, and sends you to Aon’s website to practise them. What each one asks, the rules that catch people out, and how to prepare
The four assessments, in UBS’s words
UBS’s early careers page says there are four types of online assessment and describes each one. That page covers its early careers programmes as a whole, and the Tomorrow’s Talent spring insight page lists the same stages.
Where Aon comes in
On the same page UBS says that Aon’s website offers some practice assessments, and links to Aon’s prepare for your online assessment page. That is as far as UBS goes. It does not say which Aon tests it uses, so the practice below is matched to UBS’s descriptions, not to a list UBS has published.
Aon’s own practice page gives standard lengths for its scales tests: verbal 12 minutes for 49 tasks, numerical 12 minutes for 37, and ix, the inductive test, 5 minutes for 20. Those are Aon’s general figures. Employers can configure Aon tests, and UBS publishes no timings of its own, so treat them as a guide to pace rather than a promise about your invitation.
The rest of Aon’s range is on the Aon practice hub. For the skills behind each test, see our guides to numerical reasoning, verbal reasoning and inductive reasoning.
Culture Match is a judgement test
UBS describes Culture Match as hypothetical work scenarios where you choose the most effective response, which is the shape of a situational judgement test. UBS does not say who supplies it, so we do not offer a Culture Match copy. Our guide to situational judgement tests explains how these are scored and how to reason through them.
Rules that catch people out
- Seven days is 168 hours. That is how UBS’s FAQ counts it, so plan your sittings by the hour, not by the calendar.
- A pass carries over. If you have taken and passed the online assessments in the last six months, UBS does not send them again.
- Check your spam folder. UBS’s FAQ says its recruitment emails come from Enterprise@trm.brassring.com.
The programmes and who can apply
Rolling review means applications are assessed as they arrive, and with no retakes the tests come straight after you apply. Practise before applications open in August, not after.
After the online assessments
Pass the tests and UBS sends a pre-recorded video interview, about which it says “our people are the ones making decisions around here”. The last stage is a final round of interviews, virtual or in person. UBS adds that stages may differ slightly by programme and region, so the invitation you receive is the final word. Our STAR method guide will help with both interview stages.
Frequently asked questions
Does UBS use Aon?
UBS sends candidates to Aon’s website for practice assessments, which is as direct as its pages get. It does not name the individual Aon tests.
Can I retake the UBS online assessments?
No. UBS’s FAQ says there are no retakes. A pass within the last six months is reused instead of testing you again.
Will I get feedback if I fail?
UBS says it does not give detailed feedback on the online assessments.
Are your tests the real UBS assessments?
No. They are independent practice tests written to the published formats of Aon’s scales tests. They contain no real test items and are not supplied, reviewed or endorsed by UBS or Aon.