I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (London, England) in Nov 2013
Interview
Phone Interview. Fairly motivational.
Questions
Why Morgan Stanley and not competitors
Why operations not any other department
Tell me your understanding of the operations department
Name 3 regulators of Morgan Stanley
What are the benefits of regulation to banks?
Describe a complex concept simply to me
Tell me a time when you worked in a team
What problems did you encounter?
Asking general behavioral questions like self intro, any relevant experience with client, future career plan, etc. It was two round in person interview and nice culture and people. Good experience overall
I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (Glasgow, Scotland)
Interview
Was very nice. They show you the building between rounds of interviews. First is a group interview, and then two individual interviews. The people are nice as well, and very friendly.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (New York, NY) in Feb 2026
Interview
Simple and straightforward and something you can take with you after. I hdid a lot of prep, and believe it is important to do so even until the morning of. It is also important to know about the firm and be yourself.
