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Updated Mar 30, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Mar 2012 in San Francisco, CA (took 3 weeks)

A recruiter contacted me and scheduled an interview for a week from the date he emailed me. He was flexible on times and days and considerate of my schedule. First phone interview was about 20 minutes long, overall just a personality check. The guy was awesome and super chill about asking questions -- made me feel comfortable about giving my answer rather than what I thought he wanted to hear. Asked me generic questions like "Why finance?" and "Why PWM?" Received an email the next day that the hiring team wanted to talk to me in another phone interview.

Second phone interview was with a person who was in the position I would be offered. He missed the time he was supposed to call me the first time but was very apologetic and offered me the option to choose the second time we talked (only a couple hours later that day). We chatted about the position, what I thought it entailed, how the role fit into the company, etc. He seemed to like his job, but chuckled a little bit when I asked him if it was a fun, productive work environment (not sure exactly why). He had been in the same job for 4+ years which really was one of my biggest deterrents for the position. I think it would have been fabulous experience for a couple years, but would have wanted to move on after that to having more responsibilities.

While I am not going to the next round of interviews, I was told it would entail four 1:1 interviews in the office and a decision would have be made after those interviews.

Interview Questions

If the interest rates go down, what happens to the value of a bond?

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What have you read in the media recently about the financial industry? What are your thoughts on that article?

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Difficult Interview

Overall Negative Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Jan 2012 in Menlo Park, CA (took a day)

Two associates interviewed me.

walk me through your resume.

two brainteasers

asked me about the general market

why morgan stanley

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why morgan stanley

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if you were to change one thing about the US., anything, politics or economy, anything, what would you do to save our economy?

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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.

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Overall Positive Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Jan 2012 in Menlo Park, CA (took a day)

Process:
- Began with an info session
- On campus coffee chats
- On campus interview that lasted about 30 minutes
- Interviewer was nice, progressed through the process as though it was a casual conversation
- Asked a variety of behavioral, technical and even a market sizing question
- Overall, people at the office are nice, chill, but smart and hardworking

Interview Questions

What sport do you like most? What team is your favorite? How many fans do you think there are for that team in the entire world?

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If you were spreading comps and you were looking at the market cap and the enterprise value, which do you think would be higher and what would cause you to raise a red flag?

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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.

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Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Feb 2010 in San Francisco, CA (took 5 weeks)

I had three phone interviews with VP's and Executive Directors, and then was asked to come into the office and present a 23 page case study to demonstrate my debt structuring and credit analysis skills of a fictitious public power utility. They notified me several weeks later that I did not get the job. They wanted someone who came from a "bulge bracket bank."