UBS now wants AI skills from its junior bankers, Financial Times reports
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For UBS, the junior banker job spec is shifting from raw hours to AI leverage—prompting, scripting, and workflow design become table stakes. If you hire grads into any analytical role, update your screening and training now or expect your top candidates to self-select into firms that do.
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