I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (Budapest) in Dec 2017
Interview
I applied online -> Telephone Interview -> Assessment Centre -> Offer. Very pleasant people who made it straightforward, they answered any questions I had along the road. The assessment centre took place in Budapest which was confirmed roughly 1 week after my phone interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Morgan Stanley?
Tell me about yourself?
Talk about derivatives.
Why Equity over Bonds, vice versa.
Swaps?
Microsoft Excel, Vlookup + Pivot Tables.
Talk to me about a difficult situation.
What are accruals?
Accounting questions about the 3 financial statements
Very easy, mostly behavioral questions easy to prepare. Interviewers were knowledgeable and answered questions. I did prepare easily well for the interview. Did ask what daily routines looked like and what to expect when on the job
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (London, England) in Oct 2024
Interview
It was on hire vue and had 17 questions which I had 2 minutes to answer, they had questions which ranged in difficulty and I was able to answer them within the time they had given us to prepare for it.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (New York, NY) in Apr 2024
Interview
Interviews could be competency, strengths based, skills based or technical. You may be asked about situations when you have used particular skills or asked to demonstrate your problem-solving skills. Be prepared to talk about past experiences that demonstrate why you would be an ideal candidate.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
. You may be asked about situations when you have used particular skills or asked to demonstrate your problem-solving skills.
Finance applicants have rated the interview process at Morgan Stanley with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Finance roles take an average of 38 days to get hired, when considering 17 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Morgan Stanley overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Morgan Stanley as a Finance according to 17 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 21%
Group panel interview: 17%
One on one interview: 15%
IQ intelligence test: 10%
Skills test: 10%
Background check: 8%
Personality test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
Drug test: 2%
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