I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (New York, NY) in Dec 2013
Interview
Started off as two 30-minute phone interviews. Then got called in for a 3-hour super day. The day begins with a fun team activity (unrelated to finance) for you to demonstrate teamwork, time management, and responsiveness to new challenges. Then 3 one-on-one interviews with an associate, a VP, and a director. 2/3 behavioral, 1/3 technical.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why MS? Why credit risk? How do the IS/BS/CF relate? Describe a mistake you made. Greatest accomplishment? If you only had 1 hour to issue a credit rating for a company, what steps would you follow? If we were considering a loan to a cargo airline, what would you like at specific to this industry?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (Budapest) in Jan 2026
Interview
After application very quick HR interview with basic questions about motivation and availability. After that Technical interview with a manager and senior, questions not too hard. After that case interview with two managers. Case was that i got short financial statements of oil company and brief business situation they are in and I had to analyze it through credit lenses. Not too hard. No word from them or feedback whatsoever after that.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How are income statement and cash flow statement connected. What is EBITDA proxy of.
1st step: Hr phone call, they check for level of english and basic financial knowledge.
2. Step: interview with team managers. They check knowledge of the financial world more in depth as well as role specific knowledge
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (Budapest) in Jul 2024
Interview
Very unprofessional. I got until 2 rounds of interviews, nor the HR, nor the managers/potential group leaders could give an answer regarding the possible salary. I had a question regarding the same job in the same division but for the medior position, they did not answer a question saying it's not their territory, although the job description was the very same.