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Morgan Stanley Investment Banking Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 8 Dec 2015

Morgan Stanley Investment Banking Interview Experiences

1 interview found

I applied via Referral

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. Questions on finance
  • Q2. Questions on economics
  • Q3. Personals
  • Q4. Current affairs

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Other Interview
Experience: I think they were looking for, team fit + strong background in terms of achievements (indication of hard work I guess)

what went right – could explain current affairs and implications
what went Wrong – poor knowledge about all ibanks and MS in particular
Tips: Brush up on news, about the company and personals

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: What went right was :Eco
Tips: Brush up finance

Skill Tips: Patience, hard work, persistence, PPT/Excel
Skills: Presentation Skills, Hardwork, Patience
College Name: IIM Bangalore

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I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Apr 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. 1. Explain SCD Type 2 Implementation in Informatica
  • Ans. 

    SCD Type 2 is a technique used to track historical changes in data over time in a data warehouse.

    • SCD Type 2 maintains a separate row for each change in data, with a start and end date.

    • It requires a surrogate key to uniquely identify each row.

    • Informatica provides a built-in SCD Type 2 transformation to implement this technique.

    • Example: tracking changes in customer addresses over time.

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Kindly focus on basic BI terminologies, common to trivial scenarios and introductory information on latest trending tools and technologies.

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Nov 2019. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. Round 1: Basic python question, generators, decorators, args, kwargs, list comprehensions, oops, MRO, yield function, sorting, string operation, tuple vs list, set vs dictionary.
  • Q2. Round 2: Data Structures, Set implementations, list, reversal of a linked list, find power set.
  • Q3. Round 3: Project round, scope of improvements in existing project structure, performance testing, Scaling(horizontal vs vertical).
  • Q4. HR Round

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Keep calm. Few rounds may go lengthy. Work on Data Structures. Keep basics clear. Have a smiling face.

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Jan 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. My Strong area , technical questions about my specialisation, some accounting questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Answer logically and question to your interviewer in case of any query.

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Jan 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Most of the questions were centred around Derivatives and Fixed Income Securities

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Have a sound knowledge in Financial and Economics oriented topics.

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Sep 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Questions related to Python, my former organisation, why do you want to shift, questions related to different types of risk

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Please be on time and well dressed
Communication must be good
Answer questions if you can, if you don’t know just accept you don’t know

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Apr 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Basic accounting questions, knowledge testing of Finance and Financial Statements.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident and don't speak lie.

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Nov 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. What is bond?
  • Ans. 

    A bond is a debt security that represents a loan made by an investor to a borrower.

    • Bonds are issued by corporations, municipalities, and governments to raise capital.

    • They have a fixed interest rate and a maturity date when the principal is repaid.

    • Bonds are generally considered less risky than stocks but offer lower potential returns.

    • Investors can buy and sell bonds on the secondary market.

    • Examples of bonds include U.S....

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is Fund Accounting?
  • Ans. 

    Fund Accounting is a specialized accounting system used by non-profit organizations and government agencies to track and manage funds.

    • It involves tracking and reporting on the financial activity of specific funds or grants.

    • It ensures that funds are used for their intended purposes and that financial reports are accurate and transparent.

    • Examples include tracking donations to a non-profit organization or managing governm...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Good easy & simple, mostly the questions relate to your CV and family background some are from Financial terms

I appeared for an interview before Jun 2016.

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: 30 questions, 30

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I appeared for an interview in Jul 2017.

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Tell about myself
Tips: Need to talk. So they can get to know about are communication

Round: Test
Experience: It's a aptitude test of English and finance related questions askef
Duration: 1 hour
Total Questions: 80

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