Quantitative Analyst Summer 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 20% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Quantitative Analyst Summer 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 Quantitative Analyst Summer according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 42%
Presentation: 25%
Skills test: 17%
Personality test: 8%
Background check: 8%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (London, England) in Nov 2014
Interview
apply online, and get interview 15 days later. Then after one week, get the interview from an member of team. Just briefly get through the resume and then talk about the Vega. About 15 minutes wasted in Vega, and I just tell him the answer from intuition.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (New York, NY) in Oct 2023
Interview
First round was phone interview of about 40min, with resume screening and tech questions distributed evenly. The tech part includes basic understanding for Greeks and exotic options. Overall it was not quite different but needs solid foundation for quant finance.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
With same parameters and BS assumptions, which one is cheaper, vanilla or Asian option? Why?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (New York, NY) in Aug 2019
Interview
Hirevue questions and then a phone interview. Hirevue questions were about why I want to do quant finance and how my communication skills are. Interview about half an hour. Interview was about half an hour with a person who didn't seem to know that much about what was going on
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Resume review. Some questions about statistics and the rest about algorithms.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (New York, NY) in Jan 2016
Interview
A lot of challenging math based questions and brain teasers. These were significantly harder than intro level questions for other firms. Definitely not for every one. Definitely apply if interested