Submitted application through campus recruiting and got an interview about a week later. Focus of the interview was on talking about experiences from my background that demonstrated my skills and interests that were relevant to the position. (e.g. tell me about a project you worked on that shows your interest in investment research). Interviewer asked a few other questions related to my outside interests at the end of the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you determine if this (particular company) would be a good investment?
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (New York, NY) in Jan 2016
Interview
one 1st round interview: 30 min with 1 executive director and 1 VP
one Super Day with back-to-back interviews of 30 min each, with 1 ED or VP
Took 1 week after application submission to be invited for the 1st round; took 1 week after 1st round to be invited to super day; took 2 working days after Super day to be given the offer
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What's your take and outlook on the current and short term economic environment?
Which company do you follow? why do you think it's under/overvalued? what's its debt level? what do you think of the management of the firm?
What's the impact on a firm's financial statements of environmental damage caused by that firm
Tell me about a time you had to lead a team or project and confronted drama
What do you think your typical day will be like once on the job?
What would your former boss say when asked about your strengths and weaknesses?
Tell me something about yourself that's not on your resume?
Summer Equity Research Associate 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 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Summer Equity Research Associate roles take an average of 30 days 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 Summer Equity Research Associate according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 40%
Group panel interview: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
Drug test: 20%
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