UBS gives you 168 hours and one attempt, so the week matters as much as the test

UBS says its online assessments can include verbal, numerical and inductive-logical reasoning, depending on the business area, and it points candidates to Aon for practice. Our reasoning test mixes numerical, verbal and logical questions, so it is a close warm-up for those three sections.

Our questions are not Aon's and are not formatted exactly like them, so use Aon's own practice material as well. The UBS Culture Match section is about your preferences, not right answers, and no reasoning test rehearses it, nor the pre-recorded video interview that follows.

Seven days is generous if you use it, and tight if you leave the link until the last evening. Because UBS allows no retakes and closes the tests after the deadline, a dropped connection or a tired late-night sitting cannot be undone. The best use of the week is to practise early and test late, not the reverse.

A simple shape works for most people. Read the invitation on day one and note exactly which sections you have. Spend days two to four on practice for those sections. Sit the assessment on day five or six, at your sharpest time of day, with a spare day as a buffer if something goes wrong.

• Day 1: list your sections and the exact deadline
• Days 2 to 4: timed practice on each reasoning section you were given
• Day 5 or 6: sit the tests in one calm session
• Day 7: spare, in case of technical trouble

Verbal reasoning asks whether a statement follows from a passage, and the trap is bringing in outside knowledge. Numerical reasoning asks you to pull figures from tables and charts and compute changes or ratios. Inductive-logical reasoning shows a sequence of shapes or patterns and asks what comes next, testing whether you can spot a rule from a few examples.

You may not get all three. UBS says the selection depends on the business area, so a technology role and a wealth management role may differ. Practise each section you were given separately, then together. Our verbal reasoning questions and the logical and inductive reasoning guide cover the two that people find least familiar.

UBS lists Culture Match alongside the reasoning sections. Its name suggests a comparison between your preferences and how UBS works, rather than a score with right answers. The pages we read do not describe its format, so we will not guess at question styles.

What is safe to say is that preference measures reward consistency. Answer as you actually behave, not as you imagine a banker should, and do not try to game items that seem to repeat. If your reasoning sections are strong, an honest Culture Match is the lowest-risk way through.

UBS points candidates to Aon for practice tests. That is a helpful signal: it is the closest thing to a format preview the bank offers, so do those practice items first. Note the screen layout, how answers are selected and how the timer behaves, so that none of it is new on the day.

Then use other practice for volume. Our free reasoning test is a short timed sitting across numerical, verbal and logical questions. It is not the Aon test, but it will tell you which section is weakest and where your remaining days are best spent.

If you pass the assessments and fit the role, UBS may send a link to record a video interview. Its support page advises dressing smartly, keeping eye contact with the camera and being concise. Video interviews cannot be retaken, so do a full practice recording on the same device before you open the real link.

A concise answer usually means your point in the first sentence, one example, and a close. Our video interview guide has a short routine for rehearsing on your phone, and the advice transfers directly to the UBS format.