I applied through college or university. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (New York, NY) in Nov 2012
Interview
Pretty easy questions... some simple brain teasers... a lot of questions on how much you know about the markets... nothing that reading Bloomberg for a few weeks couldn't teach you
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Nothing really... only technical questions were probability questions asked by some trader on the exotic interest rates desk
The interview process involved a recorded digital interview, a first round interview, and a final round interview. Overall the process was organized and straightforward, the interviewers were respectful, and overall great company.
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (London, England) in Nov 2021
Interview
The interviewer will ask your CV for about 10 mins, then he or she will ask the following types of questions:
Questions on Probability
Questions on Derivatives products
Total 30 mins
phone interview about 40 mins, the recruiter is the director at trading department. He informed me of interview one day before it. After one week, I received the rejection letter.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
focusing on behavioral questions, like Why MS, Finance. trading experience, questions on resume
Trader applicants have rated the interview process at Morgan Stanley with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Trader roles take an average of 73 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 Trader according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 20%
Skills test: 10%
Personality test: 10%
Group panel interview: 10%
Presentation: 10%
Other: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Drug test: 5%
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