I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (Baltimore, MD)
Interview
So far, I have only had a phone interview, but I am advancing to the next step, which is to write a business plan and several in person interviews. The phone interview was basically just an informational call where I discussed my background and the recruiter ran through (very quickly) the two different training programs. She was very nice and answered all my questions except those relating to salary which would have to wait til the in person interview.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley in Feb 2013
Interview
Went through about six rounds of interviews. Met with all the managers in the office. Fairly easy. Just want to hear your story and why you want to be with the firm and the role. No tricky questions. All the interviews were on separate days, so each one was only about an hour long.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I told the interviewer I studied a second language in college and really enjoyed it, so they asked for the answer to the question to be in the language, even though the interviewer only spoke english.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 11 months. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (New York, NY) in Apr 2016
Interview
I got the initial interview from applying online. I did a logical reasoning and video assessment. The logical reasonings practice questions were available online, you should spend some time get familiar with the type of questions. I had a phone screening interview. The HR asked me about my qualifications and went through my resume with me. I then interviewed with their complex manager in the NY headquarter. The interview was very conversational. No hard questions. After couple week, I scheduled another interview with their MD. He was very straightforward about his expectations for the incoming associate. He said I need to interview with his again in the upcoming week.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What's your goal for the first year? How much AUM do you plan to bring to MSWM.