Morgan Stanley Associate interview questions

I’ll start by saying in the interest of full disclosure that I didn’t get the offer. I’m genuinely not writing this review because of that but because of how hilariously bad the process was. First off, they approached me for this role, not the other way around. I told them I’d be amenable to talking to the team to get a sense for the role. Before I even spoke with anyone (outside of HR), I found out through a friend in the industry that the person who would have been my boss was already telling people that I was interviewing with him. Had never spoken to him. My employer doesn’t know I’m interviewing, and the industry is small. Not a great start and potentially dangerous to my current employment. Went through the process - it was fairly normal, although I didn’t love the fact that HR would simultaneously email and call me and leave a VM. A few weeks into the process, I hear from another industry friend (who I barely know) that they had ALSO heard that I was interviewing with them, this time from a different member of the team. That’s two people within a few weeks. I have no idea how many people they told but it struck me as highly unprofessional and again, potentially a danger to my current employment. Neither of these people were my references, nor did I say it was okay to reach out to any references. I was then rejected which again is what it is - only to have HR then email me asking if I knew anyone I could refer to a different role they’re recruiting for. Unbelievable.

Had 4 rounds all were on call. No one briefed on the whole process People from different region and teams and some not knowing what exactly the role they are interviewing for. Technical round was mainly focused on academic kinds of questions. One of the interviewer didn't call on time for 30 minutes .. Had to followup twice. Didn't really had a positive experience.