I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (London, England) in Mar 2015
Interview
Fairly straight forward - the interviews were set up by the school, and things moved quickly. As one would expect from a company like Morgan Stanley, the process was very professional and the interviews themselves were challenging. A slight surprise to not have a face-to-face interview, but overall it did not impact on the experience too much.
I applied online. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (Hong Kong)
Interview
Interview process: CV application via MS portal -> Hireview (Online interview) -> Final interview -> Offer. Applicants have to answer 5 questions for the online interview. You have some time to prepare before answering each question
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A time when you received constructive criticism (in your own language):
for Firm Strategy and execution role, some basic math questions and accounting questions. there were only a few rounds. the super day was in person which involved speaking with team members in rounds.
HireVue is not the best way to have an interview but I'm sure it is efficient for Morgan Stanley. Must get used to speaking to a computer camera. It was quick and simple
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
*Why do you want to pursue a career in capital markets?*
Summer Associate 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 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Summer Associate roles take an average of 31 days to get hired, when considering 10 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 Summer Associate according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Drug test: 20%
Presentation: 13%
Group panel interview: 13%
One on one interview: 13%
Skills test: 7%
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