Research Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Morgan Stanley with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Analyst roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 6 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 Research Analyst according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 40%
One on one interview: 30%
Drug test: 10%
Presentation: 10%
Background check: 10%
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I applied online. The process took 7 weeks. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (New York, NY)
Interview
Interview was purely behavioral and there were no skill related questions. That being said the interviewers were friendly and knowledgable. How much they actually know about my suitability for this position is questionable. Perhaps this reflects on the level of expertise actually required to be successful.
analyst telephone call - 20 mins, behavioral, fit/motivation, brain teaser.
current macro environment, why fixed income, background in fixed income etc. Fairly simple overall. Research Morgan Stanley and their values, culture and other things
I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (Shanghai, Shanghai)
Interview
Asking about experiences of internship, relative lectures in university, reasong of choosing this company, and some common questions about financial modeling. Asking opinions on some popular or leading company in different industries.
first round phone interview, spoke with a VP focusing on interest rate. Asked a bunch of technical and behavioral questions and specifically about linear algebra, where can you use that and not