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.
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
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (New York, NY)
Interview
30 minute discussions with everyone on the immediate team as well as the associate director of research. Questions were a mix of behavioral and technical. Separate timed exam (2 hours) which assessed writing and modeling capabilities.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Write the opening paragraph to a research note; pitch a stock under coverage; how would handle a situation with multiple projects with competing timelines and multiple stakeholders?
