HireVue automated video interview, with both standard behavioral questions and simple technical questions on statistics and computer science, in the context of trading. Have around 1-2 minutes for each prompts, with one trial attempt.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard behavioral questions. For technical questions, the prompts asked basic questions on binary search, explaining the difference between P/NP-hard problem, how to compute the volatility of a stock, etc.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (Paris) in Oct 2023
Interview
Multiple rounds (phone and zoom interviews), on-site interviews with the whole team and finally an HR interview. The process was smooth and took about 1 month. The team was very kind and interesting.
The exam is 60 minutes in length. Questions span across 4 main topic areas: math, financial math, programming and finance. All questions relate to a role within the Quantitative Finance program.
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Morgan Stanley interviews FAQs
Quantitative Finance Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Morgan Stanley with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Quantitative Finance Analyst roles take an average of 1 day to get hired, when considering 3 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 Finance Analyst according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 33%
Drug test: 17%
Personality test: 17%
Group panel interview: 17%
Phone interview: 17%
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