Morgan Stanley Software Engineer interview questions

The interviewer was not a native speaker. He seemed more nervous that I did over the phone. The interview started with the introduction of myself - origin, school, projects done, strength. Then he asked what I would be after five years. I said I would become a project manager, interacting with business clients. I think my answer appeared that I prefer the business side to the software developer side, which might be why I was declined the offer. He then asked several technical questions, particular about Java: (1) what is the pros and cons of an array and a hashtable; (2) can a java class extend more than one class; (3) what is the difference between Running time exception and normal exception. The interview concluded with my asking some questions about him, such as what is the working environment there.

The phone interview was focus on C++. The interviewer was expecting you know every details about the way how compiler handles C++ concepts. For example, he's not going to be satisfied if you only know how to use virtual function, rather you should also be able to tell where is the vtable located. Although I wasn't doing very good but my experience was positive. It gave me some clues about how to prepare for the next interview.