I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley
Average interview
Application
I applied through university. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley
Interview
Got interview invitation through campus recruiting. Had 30 minute on campus interview. There were questions : why Morgan Stanley, why equity research, walk me through your resume, pitch me a stock, current market news, lots of specific questions about valuation. What's you weakness,what was your biggest failure? What's your goal in life? Good experience in overall. I had a great interviewer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Lots of technical questions about valuation of companies
two rounds of interviews with various members on the team, then a final round with three team members; final round includes research analyst, MD of the team, and middle management
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Middle management used questions from the 400 guide and other vague behavioral questions from the typical consulting interview playbook
First round initial interview with second in command. No technical questions, mostly just behavioral questions were asked. Recruiter / HR person that was coordinating didn't request any input on my end from timing, just placed an interview time slot on my calendar and didn't even confirm if I was available for then.
Was an informal process with several phone interviews and calls, a modeling test followed by a writing test, speaking with a few associates and managers, and a stock pitch at the end