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Updated Sep 23, 2023
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Anonymous Interview Candidate in London, England
I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (London, England)
First round is the HR, couple of small questions. The next round is 30 minutes call with a trader. Be prepared for Greeks questions, especially with vol greeks. Spend time on the second order Greeks (Volga, Gamma)
- How changes theta and Gamma of vol increases? Were the maximum of Volga?

Anonymous Interview Candidate in New York, NY
I applied online. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (New York, NY)
Involved a video call on HireVue that asked questions about behavior. It asked me fairly standard behavioral questions, but the app itself was glitchy, often refusing to record my mic or camera. Overall, I'm neutral towards that experience.
- What is a career achievement that you're the most proud of?
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Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at Morgan Stanley
I applied for the summer intern in 2023 for the alphawise summer intern position. I received a hirevue interview request with two questions, both were behavioral questions and were pretty straightforward.
- How has your academic background helped prepare you for this role.

Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (New York, NY)
Initial Contact: If your application is shortlisted, you may receive an initial email or phone call from a recruiter or HR representative. They might conduct a brief screening interview to confirm your qualifications and interest in the position. First-Round Interview: The first-round interview is typically conducted by HR or a recruiter. It may be a phone, video, or in-person interview. The purpose is to assess your background, skills, and motivations. You may also be asked behavioral or situational questions.
- a lot basic interview questions

Anonymous Interview Candidate in New York, NY
I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (New York, NY)
Smooth, there was a hirevue that was relatively fast but I unfortunatley failed to make it past that, Im not sure why but I believe that I was not qualified enough to make a difference at that position
- Why do you like Morgan Stanley

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Mumbai
I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (Mumbai)
It was friendly and informative. During the entire interview process they helped me understand my contribution and the work expectation. Amazing work place and would highly Recommend to gain good experience and exposure
- Why do you want to join us

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Milan
I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (Milan)
Online test di logica, matematica e attitudinali, una volta superati c'è stata la chiamata per affrontare il colloquio tecnico presso la sede a Milano. Colloquio sin da subito con domande tecniche e brain teaser
- Perché ho scelto di candidarmi per la posizione

Anonymous Employee in Shanghai, Shanghai
I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (Shanghai, Shanghai)
30 min quick phone interview directly with team VP with both behavioral and technical questions. 1 minute quick self introduction, why MS. Questions include risk categorization, describe a previous project related to data analysis, understanding in Excel functions and VBA.
- Questions include risk categorization, describe a previous project related to data analysis, understanding in Excel functions and VBA.

Anonymous Interview Candidate in London, England
I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (London, England)
TI > TI (both technical and motivational) > AC (hard) - Why MS? - Brain teaser (smth like divide 1/13 in decimal form) - Walk me through a DCF? - What is WACC? - How do you calculate cost of equity and debt
- - Why MS? - Brain teaser (smth like divide 1/13 in decimal form) - Walk me through a DCF? - What is WACC? - How do you calculate cost of equity and debt

Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at Morgan Stanley
Very hard, tons of technical and behavior questions. as a masters student, they really ask you tough technical questions. Didn't hear back after the first round of interview with them
- walk me through your resume
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Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Morgan Stanley as 62.5% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.01 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Javascript Developer and Wealth Advisor rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Operations and Consulting Group Analyst roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Morgan Stanley takes an average of 25.2 days when considering 4,220 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Consulting Group Analyst had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Director of Marketing and Communications roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 180 days).
Common stages of the interview process at Morgan Stanley according to 4,220 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on One Interview: 23.65%
Phone Interview: 22.95%
Group Panel Interview: 10.50%
Presentation: 9.74%
Background Check: 7.55%
Drug Test: 6.79%
Skills Test: 6.73%
IQ Intelligence Test: 6.00%
Personality Test: 4.56%
Other: 1.52%
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