I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (New York, NY) in Oct 2018
Interview
Two individual interview with a VP. Then group activity with 9 others. They were friendly, then got very serious quickly, I think it is a east coast thing.
I did really good with the interviews, then at the end one of the VP's asked me a religious based question which was awkward. I am not sure if he meant to, but it ruined the rest of the interview. I am quite certain this is why I was not made an offer. I wouldn't have been able to accept it anyway, as I had family matters to tend to on the west coast.
The OA was quite difficult involving aptitude, debugging and programming qns. The aptitude was most time consuming and where mostly pictorial and needed much time to solve. Debugging is better and included easier qns.
1)Assessment
2)Hirevue why us, and why this role
3) Interview with technical aspect
I do not much enjoy it and not well prepare for technicals. Just be prepared for technical questions
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley
Interview
Straightforward, more focus on fit and eagerness than market knowledge. Everyone was kind, interviews were short but I talked to people in various teams. Multiple stages online then I eventually received an offer in person.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
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Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Morgan Stanley with 2.8 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 Intern roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 202 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 Intern according to 202 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 23%
Phone interview: 23%
Background check: 13%
Skills test: 9%
Group panel interview: 8%
Presentation: 7%
Drug test: 7%
Personality test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 1%
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