I applied through other source. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (Salt Lake City, UT) in Mar 2013
Interview
I was referred to a branch manager by a friend at Merrill. The branch manager gave me a series of exams addressing financial math, markets, series 7 topics, etc... He also gave me a template for a business plan. I then went in for an interview, which I admittedly did not prepare for. All in all it took around 2 weeks.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your target assets under management goal in the first 6 months?
I applied through other source. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (Philadelphia, PA)
Interview
The overall interview process is not extremely difficult. Meeting with the a manager and maybe another senior advisor whom is involved with the hiring process. Detailed business plan to prepare. More on showing them how you can succeed at the job. It would probably be two to three interviews before actual consideration.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley in Mar 2024
Interview
Starts off with a 30 min aptitude test followed by a 1-2 hour simulation of being an advisor in LA. This is followed by a 30 min hireview and 3 more tests if selected to move forward. At the end of the hireview you receive an email saying someone will be in touch and nobody contacted me. Had to check my status of the application through the applicant portal to find out I was no longer under consideration. Nothing out of the ordinary in the process except for the fact that I didn't get to speak to a single person throughout it and that is not very professional in my opinion.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
mental math aptitude, picture matching, personality tests
Inept as inept can be. Couldn’t describe the job responsibilities effectively. It felt scummy the whole entire process. I would avoid at all costs. Heard bad things about this place.
Financial Advisor Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Morgan Stanley with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 71% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Financial Advisor Associate roles take an average of 40 days to get hired, when considering 103 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 Financial Advisor Associate according to 103 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 17%
Phone interview: 15%
Background check: 12%
Personality test: 12%
IQ intelligence test: 11%
Skills test: 10%
Presentation: 9%
Drug test: 6%
Group panel interview: 5%
Other: 2%
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