Quantitative Research applicants have rated the interview process at Morgan Stanley with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 37% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Quantitative Research roles take an average of 29 days to get hired, when considering 19 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 Research according to 19 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 36%
One on one interview: 16%
Presentation: 16%
Group panel interview: 12%
Background check: 4%
Drug test: 4%
Personality test: 4%
Skills test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (New York, NY) in Nov 2010
Interview
Phone interview two weeks after submitting my resume. Asked about MS stock price, Dow level and euro exchange rate. Then 6 math/brain teaser questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
5 babies in a room, 2 boys and 3 girls. one baby with unknown sex is added. Randomly choose one baby and the result is a boy. What's the prob that the added baby is a boy?
Morgan Stanley typically conducts multiple interview rounds for Associate positions, including UAT Testing roles. You can expect a mix of technical and behavioral interviews, often starting with an initial phone screening, followed by one or more rounds of in-person or virtual interviews with team members and managers. The exact number of rounds can vary depending on the specific role and department.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical questions, math problem, and some social skills
I applied online. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (Budapest, MO)
Interview
They asked every kind of questions. Live coding, algorithms, linear algebra, probability theory etc. I had to correct the interviewer two times, because he did not use the correct definitions. They rejected me.
The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (Paris) in Oct 2025
Interview
30 min interview. The interviewer first asked about my experiences and went deep into each notion and asked me to explain why I did it. After that I had one stat question and one brainteaser
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Regression of Y on X and X on Y, what is the relation between the coefficients of regression ?