Morgan Stanley Software Developer Interview

Interviewed Aug 2009 (took 3 months)

It started off with phone interviews with mostly individuals from London, even though the role was in Montreal. Each interview was about 45 min but they were setup 1-2 weeks between one another. Almost all the interviews were technical and I would say a good 80% of the questions were repeated. It felt like the interviewers were all disconnected and had no clue what had already been asked. After the 5th interview HR starting negotiating salary with me. The number was shockingly low even by Montreal standard. Two days later I was told that due to a change of policy they needed 3 more interviews which I had to continue with.

My perception was that the hiring process was extremely disorganized. It made me wonder if they managed to hire anyone in the end because nobody who is good at what they do would be around for longer than a month before they would get hired by another company. Another observation was that with most interviewers being in London, Montreal felt like a supporting office with projects driven outside.