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Intern at Morgan Stanley
No Offer – Interviewed in Cambridge, MA Jan 2013 – Reviewed Mar 19, 2013
Interview Details – I used the career services guidelines to get the interview. I had a decent resume and I think MS thought I was a junior. The phone interview was 45 mins and was almost all technical questions. Very difficult.
Interview Question – Typical multiples in semiconductors? Answer Question
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IT Engineer at Morgan Stanley
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY May 2009 – Reviewed Mar 19, 2013
Interview Details – Typical
Interview Question – Where will you be in 5 years? How the hell do you answer that these days? View Answer
Negotiation Details – Take it or leave it.
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Summer Analyst at Morgan Stanley
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Mar 14, 2013
Interview Details – Meet on campus for a Pre-night Meeting to get an idea of what to expect in the interview and ask any questions you wouldn't ask in an interview. Next day was a 30 minute interview with basic questions "tell me about a group project that went well/why and one that went poorly." Soon after that came a SuperDay invite which consisted for 2- 30 minute interviews and a group activity
Interview Question – Try and relate all work experience to job traits - even if previous experience is something unrelated like babysitter,lifeguard, etc. Answer Question
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Intern at Morgan Stanley
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Mar 14, 2013
Interview Details – Mostly behavioral/fit questions
Interview Question – An achievement you are proud of Answer Question
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Quantitative Analyst at Morgan Stanley
No Offer – Reviewed Mar 12, 2013
Interview Details – first round phone interview - typical - "walk me over resume",difference between C, C++. Overloading v/s Overriding. a couple of brain teasers. I guess it went Okay
Interview Question – pricing of swaption Answer Question
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IED at Morgan Stanley
No Offer – Reviewed Mar 10, 2013
Interview Details – campus recruiting. Had two rounds of phone interviews. Then superday in New York. Four rounds 20 minutes interviews back to back.
Interview Question – Brain teasers... Answer Question
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Analyst/Associate Operations at Morgan Stanley
No Offer – Interviewed in Feb 2012 – Reviewed Mar 7, 2013
Interview Details – Usually a 3 dtep approach. 1- must have credentials to qualify- good schhol and GPA above 3.3 They will tell you 3.0 but really they can be selective. If you send a cover letter it must be impeccable- faults/issues there will disqualify you. 2- You will most likely meet with 2-4 different people. Keep your answers brief and to the point- be prepared for questions about the comapny- do your homework. have inciteful questions about the group you are interviewing with. Don't ask nonsense questions about salaries or where do you think the market is going. Think regulatory or recent company history.3- If you survive the first interview you will be asked back for a second interview this may be with 2 or more other candidates. have different questions - always be professional- no cursing even if the interviewer slips.. The interviewers are most likely your future first line manager or VP's. They may make the decisions or an Executive director may need to put a final stamp on the process. If you get he job they will let you know in a few days. It is ok to call HR on follow ups- not the interviewers.
Interview Question – Some interviewers are looking to see if you have la logical thought process- They don't need an answer just that what steps would you take to do something. If an interviwer asked you how many baseballs would fit on a bus. Don't say i don't know. View Answer
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Intern at Morgan Stanley
No Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY Feb 2013 – Reviewed Feb 27, 2013
Interview Details – Applied online and didn't have to do a first round phone interview. However, I got invited to the Institutional Equity Super Day Interviews which consisted of four 20 minute interviews back to back. They said that afterwards, they would be in contact within 2 weeks and I got a call one week later with notification.
Interview Question – What is your outlook on the global markets and how does that tie in with your domestic outlook? Answer Question
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Summer Analyst at Morgan Stanley
No Offer – Reviewed Feb 23, 2013
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On-Campus First Round -- 30 minute, Behavioral with a few market awareness questions, pretty easy, nothing surprising
Supper Day in New York -- 4 30 minute interviews and group activity, mostly behavioral with some technical and division or department related questions, everyone was very friendly, enjoyable process
Interview Question – What is the value of our assets? Answer Question
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Quantitative Analyst at Morgan Stanley
No Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY Jan 2013 – Reviewed Feb 26, 2013
Interview Details – On site writing exam 60 mins with about 60 multiple -choice questions. including finance instruments, stochastic calculus, Java or C++, math. calculators are not allowed. Time is not enough to solve every question, should be able guess answers from the options.
Interview Question – solve differential equations. stochastic integral. Answer Question
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