I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (Budapest) in Sep 2021
Interview
4 rounds of interviews, some of them around 3 hours long. Overall questions were not hard, mostly about general knowledge in financial markets and the specifics of the job, but they also asked some numerical questions. The last round was hilarious, I got asked by the hiring manager How would I define myself if I had to become an animal (like a wild animal, bear, wolf, shark, etc...). It seems he didn't like my answer cause I didn't get hired.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Plenty of questions about the firm, markets, VaR and stress testing, confidence intervals, recent economic developments.... also about you, main motivations and reasons to apply for the role. Last round question: If you had to describe yourself by picking an animal, what animal would you be?
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.