Life of an intern - Equity Research Associate Morgan Stanley Employee Review

4.0
Oct 11, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Great crash course into the life of an associate Lots of senior speaker events, networking events, etc. Given lots of responsibility

Cons

Seniors are not incredibly approachable (usually have to book time with your Analyst) Greuling presentation/stock pitch at the end of internship ( be overprepard, very important) Training program is brief Not always clear what you're looking for in terms of the projects given to you

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Pros

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Cons

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