Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Morgan Stanley with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 66% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Analyst roles take an average of 29 days to get hired, when considering 196 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 Analyst according to 196 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 26%
Phone interview: 20%
Skills test: 13%
Background check: 12%
Group panel interview: 10%
Personality test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Presentation: 4%
Drug test: 4%
Other: 1%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (London, England) in Apr 2012
Interview
There is a several-round hiring process for the graduate Equity Research Analyst scheme. After online tests and a phone interview, it will culminate in a day-long set of individual interviews and team exercises. The individual interviews are a mixture of personality/experience questions (e.g. times that you have faced a challenge, times that you have led a team), financial questions, and problem-solving to test your mental math and your logic.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A practice equity research analysis: given several news articles, we were asked to make a prediction as to how the featured company would do in the future.
2 rounds of interview one with the lead and other with the VP. it focuses more on your skills and experience in your current role where in you are asked regarding logical situations.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you prioritise tasks which have same day deadline?
General questions about the line of business and common questions about how you would assume their teams handle certain situations. Mainly on behavioral side but also technical can be included.
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Question 1
Why Morgan Stanley, and what about our firm stands out.
After initial screening from HR, assessment day with other candidates followed by tests and a short interview asking motivation for joining the company, the career path, and relevant technical knowledge for the role.