I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley
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Average interview
Application
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (Hong Kong) in Jan 2016
Interview
Directly applied through MS website to HK office. Mostly behaviral in the first two rounds but do not forget to prepare a stock pitch. Invited for a video conference at NY office to HK. In each round i was informed only a very short period of time before the scheduled interview time.
two rounds of interviews with various members on the team, then a final round with three team members; final round includes research analyst, MD of the team, and middle management
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Middle management used questions from the 400 guide and other vague behavioral questions from the typical consulting interview playbook
First round initial interview with second in command. No technical questions, mostly just behavioral questions were asked. Recruiter / HR person that was coordinating didn't request any input on my end from timing, just placed an interview time slot on my calendar and didn't even confirm if I was available for then.
Was an informal process with several phone interviews and calls, a modeling test followed by a writing test, speaking with a few associates and managers, and a stock pitch at the end