Intern applicants have rated the interview process at MSCI with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 81.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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I applied through college or university. I interviewed at MSCI (Mumbai) in May 2014
Interview
CV selection and shortlisting based on CGPA and under graduation projects. the experience was good, calm and some research. The work culture is good and there is not much hierarchy.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself and projects and interest in Finance.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at MSCI
Interview
It's a long process. You'll interview with representatives from each team (usually 2 or 3 at a time) for 30-60 minutes at a time. My interview took 4-5 hours altogether.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I don't remember specifics, but there were a lot of logic based questions, typically tied in with how you would implement it in code. There will also be some technical questions about your coding ability along with some implementation. It struck me as Google-esque.