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Updated 26 Feb 2025

Top Morgan Stanley Interview Questions and Answers

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I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed in 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 - HR 

(8 Questions)

  • Q1. Share details of your previous job.
  • Q2. What are your salary expectations?
  • Q3. What is your family background?
  • Q4. Why should we hire you?
  • Q5. Why are you looking for a change?
  • Q6. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
  • Q7. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
  • Q8. Tell me about yourself.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - What are you salary expectations

Assistant Manager HR & Administration Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Waht challenges are facing while applying the HR strategy into business strategy.
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I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Dec 2021. 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 was a problem that you faced and how did you solve it?
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is your salary expectation?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Study about the company and look for key dkills and eork experience requirements in the job description.

Sourcing Specialist Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Tell me the tools used for cost estimation.
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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Aug 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Properly align and format text in your resume. A recruiter will have to spend more time reading poorly aligned text, leading to high chances of rejection.
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Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Everything on your resumr and about the project you are working on your current organization in depth
  • Q2. Java memory model, internals of HashMaps

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare and handon is must

Vice President Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. What will you do if a customer register a complaint against you in the company ?
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Manager Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 1 Feb 2023

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
6-8 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Feb 2022. There were 8 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Double-check your resume for any spelling mistakes. The recruiter may consider spelling mistakes as careless behavior or poor communication skills.
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Round 2 - Coding Test 

Depends on the business unit and a hackerearth test

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. QA automation typical questions
Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Automation typical questions
Round 5 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Core Java moderate to tough coding and Questions
Round 6 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. General technical questions for different problem not necessarily related to Automation stack depends on the interviewer if Dev lead or QA lead
Round 7 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Chapter lead again QA APPROACH BASED QUESTIONS
Round 8 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary not any tough questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well as there are so many rounds involved. Prepare well whatever you have on your resume

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Manager Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 30 Jan 2022

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Dec 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Started with Introduction, all projects, skills which i had mentioned on my resume.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Keep your resume updated. Mentioned only those things in resume which you are good at. Don't mention anything extra which you are not aware off.

Manager Interview Questions asked at other Companies

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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Get interview-ready with Top Morgan Stanley Interview Questions

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

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Sep 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Do not use an unprofessional email address such as cool_boy@email.com. It shows a lack of professionalism by the candidate.
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Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic questions related to Finance
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Package expected, notice period, relocation

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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Senior Associate Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. On an average, how many invoices can you process in a day?
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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:
Be truthful in your resume. It is very easy to catch false or lies during the interview by asking basic questions.
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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

Vice President Project Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. What are your views on integrity
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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:
Be honest with your years of experience. All information you share will be verified at the time of joining.
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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.

Database Manager Interview Questions asked at other Companies

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

user image anshul mehta

posted on 5 Jan 2023

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:
Avoid using too much corporate jargon in your CV. Sometimes keeping things simple will get your job done.
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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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Senior Manager Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. 1. What you understand the requirement of shuttering material at project site?
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Associate Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

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:
Name your CV properly while saving it. It is highly likely that the recruiter won't even open your CV if you name it casually.
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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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Associate Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. What is mean of TTR & why required for powder coating process ?
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Morgan Stanley Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Morgan Stanley interview?
Morgan Stanley interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Morgan Stanley interview process are Technical, One-on-one Round and Coding Test.
How to prepare for Morgan Stanley interview?
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?

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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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