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%
Group panel interview: 13%
Presentation: 13%
One on one interview: 13%
Skills test: 7%
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The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley in Jan 2011
Interview
It was a second round of interview after I cleared round 1. There were 2 interviewers, one was nice while the other one seemed arrogant. They directly went ahead with probability and calculus questiosn. I could answer 3 out of 4 questions and did not get the offer.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
How do u generate uniform random numbers on a circle starting from uniform(0,1) numbers.
You have a cube and an ant is performing a random walk on the edges where it can select any of the 3 adjoining vertices with equal probability. What is the expected number of steps it needs till it reaches the diagonally opposite vertex
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?*