Morgan Stanley Interview Questions

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Interview Experience (89%)

The Interview Experience is a score from 1 star (very negative) to 5 stars (very positive) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.

3.6
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  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (97%)

The Interview Difficulty is a score ranging from very difficult (red) to very easy (green) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. The higher the number, the more difficult the interviews on average. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more insights, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire data set.

3
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  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
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% Interns - FT Offers (94%)

The % of Interns Getting a Full Time Offer chart is meant to provide a realistic estimate of the hiring practices of the company based on the reviews at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to the simple company average and away from the average of the entire data set.

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Interviews at Morgan Stanley

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Year 2025
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Group/Division Utilities
Location Baltimore
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Location Boca Raton
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Job Title 1st Year Analyst
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Location New York
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Location New York
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Interview Questions & Answers - Morgan Stanley Examples

Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in Online
Interviewed: September 2025
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Interview
Completed a hirevue, received zoom interview with VP 2 weeks later, 30 minute interview consisted of basic behaviourials and technicals, average difficulty
Interview Questions
Tell me about your biggest weakness

Operations Summer Analyst Interview - Utilities

Anonymous interview candidate in Baltimore
Interviewed: November 2025
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Personality Test
Interview
Quant questions, mental math question, probability. all just to see how you think thats it. people who interview you are very nice. group interview on presentation. case study. alot of behaviorials
Interview Questions
How would you fix the city of baltimore

Investment Banking Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Hong Kong
Interviewed: September 2025
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Interview
Applied online. Received an online assessment followed by a hirevue. 1 month later received a first rd zoom interview with a VP and two weeks later received a superday (AC)
Interview Questions
Merger Model specifics and asset vs stock sale.

Summer analyst latam IB Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: January 2026
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Three rounds, first two were a mix between behavioral and technicals. Superday at the end was 6 interviews back to back with technicals in each one.
Interview Questions
Merger model

Sales and Trading Summer Analyst Interview - Sales and Trading

Anonymous employee in Tokyo
Interviewed: September 2025
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Background Check
Interview
First round interview was a group interview over zoom with two other candidates, a few behavioral questions and one group questions to pitch a trade idea. This was mostly to see who you are as a candidate and how you work in a team situation.

Second round was one on one with an associate trader, mostly market based questions with the usual behavioral questions mixed in.

Third round was with two EDs, this one was more technical market questions (eg. what do you think x index will close at by end of year and why) as well as the usual behavioral questions.

After this you have a chat with a few MDs over zoom which is quite casual - just getting to know you.

Then you sign the offer
Interview Questions
Pitch a stock (in Japanese)
What do you think this index will close at by the end of the year (4 months from now)

Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in London
Interviewed: September 2025
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
3 interviews on superday. Case study walkthrough and then real estate industry focused interview and then tech industry focused interview.
Interview Questions
Real Estate valuation metrics applied to a ad-hoc case study.

2027 Real estate Investment Banking Intern Interview - Real Estate

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: February 2026
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
The interviewers definitely were slightly unprepared in that they would sometimes forget to mention information to me and then ask me questions. For the most part no one looked to happy to be there which I feel like is typically in these types of interviews.
Interview Questions
They asked me a lot of questions that were specific to real estate which I was prepared for but didn't really expect. I think in general they were looking for knowledge beyond the guides.

Wealth Management Intern Interview - Investments

Anonymous employee in Boca Raton
Interviewed: April 2026
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Background Check
Interview
The initial interview was a zoom meeting that consisted of questions like, walk me through your resume, why Morgan Stanley, and a few other behavioral questions. The second interview was an in-office meeting with the current intern and the FA. They had me perform an analysis on what I would do in certain situations - mostly client facing. The third interview was zoom again asking brief market knowledge.
Interview Questions
Where did the S&P500 close last night

Investment Banking Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: April 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Start with a phone interview with an associate, then 4 rounds of online interviews within 1 superday.
Interview Questions
Comparing 2 different businesses and talk about their characteristics

Investment Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: March 2026
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Went through a detailed phone interview process for an equity team within MSIM. Recruiter went through my entire CV and asked detailed questions about my background as well as investing process. Ultimately, I think fitting the hiring mandate for these one-off roles is very opaque as a candidate so you are not sure what they are looking for in terms of how you approach investing for a long-only.
Interview Questions
Walk me through a past investment idea. How did you underwrite the idea and what was the method you used?
Your background is somewhat non-traditional for this role. How does your experience in hedge funds, energy, and graduate school make you a fit for an equity analyst position?
Do you have a stock that you can pitch?
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