Equity Research Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Morgan Stanley with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 52% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Equity Research Associate roles take an average of 32 days to get hired, when considering 24 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 Equity Research Associate according to 24 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 35%
One on one interview: 27%
Skills test: 10%
Background check: 8%
Group panel interview: 8%
Presentation: 8%
Drug test: 4%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (New York, NY) in Feb 2018
Interview
Pretty standard research interview process. Be able to talk: broader markets, high level key trends specific to industry coverage, pitch a stock, back of the envelope equity valuation, etc.
Will have to take a modeling/writing exam after speaking with members of the team.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley
Interview
two rounds of interviews with various members on the team, then a final round with three team members; final round includes research analyst, MD of the team, and middle management
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Middle management used questions from the 400 guide and other vague behavioral questions from the typical consulting interview playbook
First round initial interview with second in command. No technical questions, mostly just behavioral questions were asked. Recruiter / HR person that was coordinating didn't request any input on my end from timing, just placed an interview time slot on my calendar and didn't even confirm if I was available for then.
Was an informal process with several phone interviews and calls, a modeling test followed by a writing test, speaking with a few associates and managers, and a stock pitch at the end