Public Finance Investment Banking Summer Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Morgan Stanley with 3.8 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 Public Finance Investment Banking Summer Analyst roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 4 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 Public Finance Investment Banking Summer Analyst according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
IQ intelligence test: 13%
Group panel interview: 13%
Drug test: 13%
Presentation: 13%
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First a Hirevue, then a twnety minute phone call with a Vice President, then moved onto a Superday (3 rounds of zoom interviews - 1 technical, 1 behavioral, 1 fit based)
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Question 1
Why MS? Why Pub fin? Recent bond transactions? Explain the concept of time value of money to a five year old
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (New York, NY) in Apr 2021
Interview
First they have a selective Hirevue that is also first round interview that gives you the eligibility to pass to the super day. The super day last three hours. The questions are ok but more on behavior question .
First-round was a phone call followed by an in-person superday interview. Interviewers asked both technical questions about muni bonds, yield curves, etc and behavioral questions. Public finance interview was less technical than other investment banking interviews
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Yield curve and muni bond questions. What is the relationship between interest rates and bond prices?