I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (New York, NY)
Interview
30 minute phone screen. One super day with three interviews, and a fifteen minute sales pitch. Interviews were pretty standard, good mix of technical and behavioral. Interviewers picked apart candidates in sales pitch. I suggest if you pitch a stock, look at MS stance on the stock. One candidate pitched to buy a stock MS saw as a sell, and they tore her apart.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
15 minute sales pitch on anything of your choosing
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (Bengaluru) in Jan 2026
Interview
4 rounds of interview plus one face to face. All 30-45 minutes. They took 3 months to decide the results. That too after multiple follow ups. Technical and non technical both interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Experience in capital market and current job responsibilities
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley
Interview
There was a phone interview which lasted 30 mins with a first year analyst. The interview was poorly organized and lacked structure and it was obvious that it was his first time conducting an interview as he asked me questions that are definitely not allowed to be asked such as age, languages spoken etc especially since they are not related to the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Knowledge of Morgan Stanley, knowledge of Excel, even asked an illegal question such as my age and why I took time off from school, what language I dream in. He even asked me a question in Italian as a joke.
