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Updated 26 Feb 2025

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Jul 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. SQL, UNIX coding questions
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Scenario based and how you would approach the problem and what is the possible solution
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Usual Salary negotiations

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Q1. What are your views on integrity
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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Jan 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Some questions on Joins and SQL performance tuning Data modelling questions. Relational vs Dimentional modelling.
  • Q2. Second round was focused on Projects i have done. and the interviewer start questioning on the challenges faced during the projects. also some cross questions on why a particular approach was chosen oven ...
  • Q3. Director level round: asked my the reason for change and the technologies i have worked on.
  • Q4. Final HR round where HR asked my strength and weakness and asked for what is my salary expectation.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Study hard and practice.

Most of the people in the industry does not work only on development as the job require to focus on functional aspects more once you join. Technical knowledge is required first to clear interview rounds and 50% required after joining (as google is there to help after joining :) ).
So keep learning and practicing.

Top Morgan Stanley Senior Manager Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Design Kafka and microservices around it
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Q1. 1. What you understand the requirement of shuttering material at project site?
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed before Mar 2022. There were 5 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Experience share & scenario based questions.
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. SQL & Scripting language questions.
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Discussion with senior management.
Round 5 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Past experience & salary expectations.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Do go through SQL basis, predicates & Joins.

Scripting knowledge (any) is a advantage.

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Q1. How proficient you are in SQL?
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Associate Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 13 Apr 2022

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Oct 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Derivatives knowledge, Bond workflow
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Fixed Income and job profile

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Don’t stop until you get through.

Top Morgan Stanley Associate Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Can you explain dcf to me? Can dcf be applied to equity?
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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I was interviewed before May 2022.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. How will you add value to the firm
  • Ans. 

    I will add value to the firm by leveraging my experience and skills to drive growth and innovation.

    • I will bring a fresh perspective and new ideas to the table

    • I will use my leadership skills to motivate and inspire my team to achieve their goals

    • I will focus on building strong relationships with clients and stakeholders to drive business growth

    • I will continuously seek out opportunities for process improvement and cost sa...

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  • Q2. What else you have contributed at your current work place
  • Ans. 

    I have contributed to the development of new training programs and mentored junior staff.

    • Developed and implemented new training programs for employees

    • Mentored and trained junior staff to improve their skills and performance

    • Introduced new processes and procedures to increase efficiency

    • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to achieve project goals

    • Contributed to the development of company culture and values

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be clear with your expectations

Top Morgan Stanley Senior Manager Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Design Kafka and microservices around it
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Q1. 1. What you understand the requirement of shuttering material at project site?
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Director Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 20 Mar 2023

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Mar 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
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Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about youself? Detail about previous projects If there are any questions from your side?
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare on contents throughly whatever is written on resume

Top Morgan Stanley Director Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Can you explain FX Option and Credit Default Swap
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Q1. On what basis would you enhance the pipeline products of the company?
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Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 11 May 2023

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before May 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
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Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What are Hedge Funds? Components of Financial Statements
  • Ans. 

    Hedge funds are alternative investment vehicles that use pooled funds to employ various strategies to generate high returns.

    • Hedge funds are privately owned and managed investment funds

    • They use a variety of investment strategies such as long-short equity, global macro, and event-driven

    • They are typically only available to accredited investors due to their high-risk nature

    • Components of financial statements include balance...

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about Yourself. What excel functions are you aware of?
  • Ans. 

    I am a detail-oriented analyst with knowledge of various Excel functions.

    • I am proficient in basic functions such as SUM, AVERAGE, MAX, MIN, COUNT, etc.

    • I am also familiar with more advanced functions such as VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, INDEX, MATCH, IF, AND, OR, etc.

    • I have experience using PivotTables, PivotCharts, and creating macros to automate tasks.

    • I am constantly learning and exploring new functions to improve my skills.

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Top Morgan Stanley Analyst Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Given a web portal that is running slow, how would you debug the solution for that? Answer stepwise.
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Q1. N-th Fibonacci Number Problem Statement Given an integer ‘N’, your task is to find and return the N’th Fibonacci number using matrix exponentiation. Since the answer can be very large, return the answer modulo 10^9 + 7. Formula: F(n) = F(n-... read more
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I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed in May 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Mostly question were related to Java, SQL , Spring Boot and Data Structure(Difficulty level was easy) and you should have good knowledge about your current project you are working on.
  • Q2. Mostly questions were related to Collections, Exceptions, Designing(Low level ex. Book my show), Threading, SQL queries.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Just prepare these topics in detail like internal implementation as they do cross questioning a lot otherwise level of questions is not that much high.

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Q1. There is a chairman of a conglomerate. He has been on the post for 10 years, and is extremely dominating. He treats the various business heads like children, not letting them take any major decision. While the chairman has negatives, he bel... read more
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Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Technical questions based on selenium, automation, java, api testing Project and domain related questions Real life examples, framework related questions Version control tool and process related to it.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Interview was based on 6 different rounds. 4- technical, 1- managerial, 1- hr.
Interviewer wanted to understand your knowledge, communication skills, your project details.
Make sure you do have idea of all skills and projects you mentioned in your resume.
They need to get idea of how calmly employee will perform under stress environment.
Need to showcase our presence of mind while giving interview. Better to be aware of latest technologies goes in current market.

Top Morgan Stanley Senior Manager Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Design Kafka and microservices around it
View answer (1)

Senior Manager Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. 1. What you understand the requirement of shuttering material at project site?
View answer (19)

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Mar 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Linux, Cloud, Shell related questions
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Cloud Computing - AWS related questions
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Linux Administration, CI/CD, Application Architecture related question
Round 4 - Behavioral interview 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Past Projects, Attitude, Situation related questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Morgan Stanley Senior Associate interview:
  • Linux
  • Shell Scripting
  • AWS
  • Cloud Computing
  • Architecture
  • Networking
  • Docker
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Just be yourself. Speak from your past experiences.

Top Morgan Stanley Senior Associate Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. What are hedge funds, and what are their products and structures?
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Q1. On an average, how many invoices can you process in a day?
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Morgan Stanley Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Morgan Stanley interview for experienced candidates?
Morgan Stanley interview process for experienced candidates usually has 3-4 rounds. The most common rounds in the Morgan Stanley interview process for experienced candidates are Technical, One-on-one Round and Resume Shortlist.
How to prepare for Morgan Stanley interview for experienced candidates?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Morgan Stanley. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Morgan Stanley expect are Financial Services, Investment Banking, Wealth Management, Risk Management and Investment Management.
What are the top questions asked in Morgan Stanley interview for experienced candidates?

Some of the top questions asked at the Morgan Stanley interview for experienced candidates -

  1. Given an array with length n , find highest value which occurs same number of t...read more
  2. Can you explain dcf to me? Can dcf be applied to equi...read more
  3. Given a class @Data class Account{String name; String acctBalance;}. Write logi...read more
How long is the Morgan Stanley interview process?

The duration of Morgan Stanley interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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