I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (London, England) in Feb 2009
Interview
After a few one to one interviews, we're invited to a day-long "assessment." It started with some math/verbal reasoning multiple choice tests, then some one on one interviews. Then there was a team exercise where they divided us into a team of about 8 and gave us various scenarios to deal with. The feedback I got afterwards was that they wanted to see people who were cooperative, and the "leaders" were ones who made sure everyone had a chance to contribute, not necessarily the ones that talked to most. We had some social activities where we mingled with current employees. It lasted a full day, and some interviewees were showing exhaustion. I think that was part of the goal, to see how we look like after a long day.
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%
Personality test: 10%
Presentation: 10%
Group panel interview: 10%
Skills test: 10%
Drug test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Other: 5%
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