Finance Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Morgan Stanley with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Finance Associate roles take an average of 26 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 Finance Associate according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 30%
Background check: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 10%
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I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (Baltimore, MD) in Nov 2024
Interview
Had 5 interviews in total for a entry level position. Phone screen, HR, 3 managers. They were all pretty nice, the last 2 interviews were a bit more challenging. Had good conversations with all of them
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself, why I was interested in MS and the role.
Have questions prepped for each bullet point- they are looking for a key words.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (Budapest) in Feb 2024
Interview
The interview had 4 steps, first talking to HR about the position, then completing an average difficulty excel test, then the important interview with the hiring manager, and one last talk with HR about compensation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
As it was a role in the Regulatory reporting department, they asked about Basel III, especially about risk weighted assets. They were interested in my approach of how is it possible to determine the risk of an asset?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (Budapest) in Aug 2022
Interview
More than one directors with respective teams have attended the interview, Seems like they were looking for same position under their respective products. The general introduction of everyone and some financial product questions followed. They were actually very kind