World’s biggest bank to job seekers: We want to know how you use AI
UBS, one of the world's largest private banks, is integrating AI proficiency into its hiring process for junior investment bankers and interns starting in 2027. Candidates will face AI 'fluency' questions in interviews, focusing on how they've used AI to improve efficiency and outcomes, reflecting a broader industry shift as AI tools take over tasks traditionally done by junior staff. UBS is also using AI internally, including creating analyst avatars for client presentations.
Why it matters
This move by a major financial institution signals a significant shift in the skills required for future employment in the banking sector, emphasizing the growing importance of AI literacy across industries and for career development.
UBS is asking prospective junior investment bankers to prove that they know how to use artificial intelligence (AI). With this move, one of the world’s largest private banks is making AI proficiency part of its hiring process for graduates and interns joining its global banking and markets divisions in 2027. The Swiss bank is among the first large financial institutions to explicitly require AI literacy for junior banking candidates.A Financial Times report cited people familiar with the matter, who said the bank wants candidates to show how they can use AI to “improve outcomes and efficiency”.
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