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Updated May 17, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Analyst at MSCI
Posted May 17, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2011 in Brussels (Belgium) (took 2 weeks)
4 way phone interview for first interview, phone interview with direct supervisor for second interview. Young and dynamic company culture, friendly and open. Office has a open space concept.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Market Data Analyst at MSCI
Posted Feb 3, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2011 (took a day)
Presented opportunity via retained recruiter. Role sounded interesting although undefined Met HR staff member for personality interview and company overview. Fair interview and good questions. interviewed by Managing director of area for about an hour. Been with Morgan Stanley, then MSCI for entire 20 year or so career. Presented with good questions and overview of area.
Impressions: good/smart people, ok office space, sensed work culture demands long hours.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Analyst at MSCI
Posted Dec 11, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2011 in New York, NY (took 6 weeks)
Week 1: I applied for position via an internal recruiter's post on eFC.
Week 2: Received an email the next week scheduling a 1:1 phone call with the recruiter. They asked me about my background and skills, then told me more about position. Conversation was very relaxed and short. At end the recruiter said they'd forward my CV to the hiring manager.
Week 2: Received email from recruiter 3 days after phone call saying HM wanted to schedule 1:1 phone call
Week 3: Spoke with hiring manager - asked me about my background, why I liked the position and told me about the position and the team. I asked about the team and effects of MSCI's recent acquisitions. Again, very easy. Received call from recruiter that evening saying the HM wanted me to visit onsite for panel interview, however MSCI did not offer to pay my travel expenses.
Week 4: Had 1:1's with 5 people over 3 hours, including HM. Each interviewer was very friendly. They did most of the talking - about themselves, the role, the company. Asked me about my background, skillset and some easy technical questions, ie "How do you calculate VaR, what is a CDS, how do you price a future etc"
Week 5: received offer
Week 6: accepted offer
Interview Questions
Background:
What did you like most about your last job?
Why did you leave?
What was you favorite class in college?
How do you feel about living in New York?
Behavioral:
Why do you like this position?
Tell me about a time you failed/made a mistake and how you dealt with it
Technical:
How do you calculate VaR?
How do you price a future?
What is a CDS?
What risk attributes are most important to consider in an equity portfolio?
What's the difference between a Hedge Fund and a managed account?
Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Corporate Events Analyst at MSCI
Posted Dec 8, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 (took a day)
Did a 30-min interview with another analyst on the job. She said they would call me back within a week to let me know how it went, but didn't hear back from them for 2 weeks so I e-mailed the HR manager. Unfortunately I did not get the job.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Analyst at MSCI
Posted Oct 31, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2011 (took 2 weeks)
it was very relax and the manager was savvy.
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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Research Analyst at MSCI
Posted Oct 21, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2010 (took a day)
Traditional interview. Everyone is friendly but don't let that fool you. They're all super intelligent and they're watching your every move and seriously sizing you up,
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Negotiation Details
Difficult. This company is frugal and will try to overwork if you're not careful, especially if you're one of their proxy season temps. Which they call interns. People with law degrees and 20 years of experience are referred to as "interns" at this company if they accept a seasonal position. That has always bothered me about this place.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.
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Risk Modeling at MSCI
Posted Sep 11, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2011 in Budapest (Hungary) (took 2+ weeks)
First interview over the phone to check English skills. Then personal interview with a VP. We both found out that it is not the position for me at that moment, thus they forwarded my CV to another department. After one week one round interview with the manager of my department. Good overall impressions. Several interview rounds thereafter with prospective overseas colleagues and managers.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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Engineering at MSCI
Posted Sep 1, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2009 in Norman, OK (took 3 days)
It is a OU_MSCI project, I was in the OU team, and interviewed by a professor. He asked several simple questions about my experience, and salary, and the academic achievement
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Any at MSCI
Posted Jul 25, 2011
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2009 (took a day)
Seemed like a cattle call.
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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Operations at MSCI
Posted Jul 13, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2009 (took 4 weeks)
Interviewing here typically consists of a phone screen, 1st round interview session, and a 2nd round interview session. The phone screen is used to assess aptitude for the job, and is carried out by a recruiter - if you live out of town, you may also have a phone screen with a manager. 1st & 2nd round interview sessions can be anywhere from 2-6 people and are carried out at the local office. Behavioral type questions are asked along with aptitude tests for technical roles.
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
Not really. You pretty much get what they offer.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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