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Updated Apr 14, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Marketing Manager at Morningstar
Posted Apr 14, 2012
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2012 in Chicago, IL (took 3 weeks)
I applied online and got an email a week or so later asking to set up a phone interview. The phone interview was with HR and went really well and were a lot of standard questions about my interest in the company, my past experience and current position, etc.. A few days later I got a call asking for me to come in for an in-person interview. The HR rep sent me a very detail schedule with names and times, included which was really helpful and something I had never received at interviews with other companies.
The in-person interview was to be in 3 groups, the first two in pairs and the last one was with just one person. The first pair of interviews was terrible. The VP of the division was rude and seemed outwardly skeptical of why I was even there in the first place and he outright laughed at one of my answers about a class I had taken in college like it was so beneath him (I learned later from multiple people in the company that said VP is known for being like that). The other person interviewing me with him tried to make it less uncomfortable, but I couldn't help leaving there feeling irritated and offended.
The second round was easier, but one of the people interviewing me was someone I knew from college who had told a mutual friend of ours that he would not be interviewing me, yet then did end up interviewing me but pretended like he didn't know who I was because he obviously wasn't supposed to be there. I'm sure anyone could imagine how uncomfortable that was, especially because i had no idea he was going to pretend like he didn't know me so I'm sure the 3rd person in the room was wondering what was going on. During the second round the VP stepped back in to say that the person who was to be interviewing me next was no longer able to make the interview.
All in all, I left feeling discouraged, offended and pretty angry. I found out through the interview process that this position was more like an admin position that actually doing any real marketing. I had listed a Morningstar reference for the position and found out that no one ever contacted him along the way, which I thought was odd. It took more time than it should have for me to hear back about not being offered the position. While Morningstar has a great reputation for its workplace culture, this hiring process unfortunately turned me off from the company.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Equity Research Analyst at Morningstar
Posted Feb 16, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2012 in Chicago, IL (took a day)
I was called to do a phone interview from someone from HR. They actually then rescheduled the interview twice before someone called me.
It started out with normal questions about how I heard about the firm and walking through my background/resume. The person then asked about previous past compensation.
I answered all the questions and declined to answer questions about my previous compensation. She continued to press me and effectively became argumentative and critical. I said I was open and happy to consider different salary ranges versus my past. At one point she said that I was being inflexible, which is funny because they rescheduled the interview multiple times with me.
I was highly offended by this person, and the approach they were taking towards potential candidates. I figure they really don't want to pay people that well and this is the beginning of that process. I've read by other reviewers that compensation here is not very good.
Based on my experience, I would not want to work here at all. I was personally insulted by the style of this HR representative.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Senior Software Developer at Morningstar
Posted Dec 28, 2011
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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 in Chicago, IL (took 2+ weeks)
the overall process was rather nice and smooth, there were a few mistakes like scheduling of a in-person interviews ( i had them twice). There was one phone interview, next one was with developers and the team members, I would work with directly. Also, at that time I met managers and directors of such department.
Next in-person interview was scheduled with directors of HR, vice presidents of IT and finally the head of whole IT dept. of the company. The experience was nice, altough I believe their current vice president was looking for a little bit different skillset then the initially mentioned in job description. So I see some discrepancies here of how they understood who they were looking for.
Questions were rather broadly dealing with databases and the way data is handled, also LINQ and Generics concepts were touched. Personality and in general questions about the candidate interests were also given and I had a feeling these are more important than technical ones.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Equity Analyst Intern at Morningstar
Posted Dec 19, 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 Feb 2011 in Chicago, IL (took 2 days)
I was asked questions on mostly nontechnical topics. They asked me to go over my resume, certain projects that I had done, what I'd learned from certain classes. They also asked me things like how I would approach a given problem. One question was the following: give a stock recommendation and explain your reasoning. They asked a follow-up question after I had given my recommendation, and asked how the Federal Reserve's recent policy actions could affect interest rates.
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Negotiation Details
They gave me an offer, and I was not able to negotiate my salary.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Morningstar Development Program at Morningstar
Posted Nov 27, 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 May 2009 in Chicago, IL (took 2 days)
I applied through my university and then interviewed with an HR representative on campus. I was then called in for a final-round interview at Morningstar's Chicago headquarters. This included a dinner with all of the other candidates on the night before the interviews followed by an entire day of interviews at headquarters. I met with 4-5 interviewers including HR and various department heads and analysts. I heard back within a week or two.
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Negotiation Details
I was able to secure relocation expenses. I did not negotiate for salary as I was joining a development program.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Project Manager at Morningstar
Posted Nov 15, 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 Jun 2009 in Chicago, IL (took a day)
What does the company do?
Strengths and Weaknesses
The people were very nice and helpful.
Negotiation Details
No. I think that you can negotiate.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Equity Data Analyst at Morningstar
Posted Oct 21, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2011 in Chicago, IL (took 1 week)
Applied online, got a call from HR, fixed an interview after a week. The next week she called back and said no. Asked me situation type questions like toughest call you had to make, current investments, how would you invest $10000, etc.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Business Development Program at Morningstar
Posted Oct 20, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in Chicago, IL (took 2 weeks)
Was contactedfor an initial phone interview. Then another, and another, and another. Had 4 phone interviews with 5 different people. All very similar, mostly just going through my resume and talking about myself. Was very easy going, very laid back. Eventually flew there and got an offer, declined based on a different offer.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral.
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Rotation Program at Morningstar
Posted Oct 6, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2009 in Chicago, IL (took 2 days)
The interview process is fairly diligent. Interviewed with several individuals from HR, several from the various analyst teams and several from upper management (to include the C-suite).
The interviews are not structured outside of the initial "resume-walk".
You will be questioned on industry specific insights, the current market environment, how you invest and why... etc. That said, the level of technicality of the questions will be dependent on the interviewer.
Overall, the interview process is not a pressure cooker.
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Negotiation Details
YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO NEGOTIATE! Morningstar has a great name in a (currently) floundering economy. They can afford to pick up great talent on the cheap.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Data Analyst at Morningstar
Posted Sep 28, 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 in Chicago, IL (took a day)
The interviewer only asked 2 to 3 questions and didnt look very interested in me at all. I didnt understand why would they choose me for this phone interview at first place.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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