First the recruiter called to understand my resume and compensation expectations.
2 technical telephonic rounds,
in person meet up with 4 senior people,
HR round (waste of time and why i did not take the offer)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
SQL Queries, UNIX commands, lots of resume discussion, automation
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (Mumbai) in Mar 2011
Interview
Interviewed for the position of Automation Test Analyst with Morgan Stanley Mumbai during March, 2011.
Got a call from a search firm, who processed my profile with Morgan Stanley, Mumbai. Later got a call from Morgan Stanley recruitment team who scheduled the 1st round of telephonic interview with Senior Manager/VP in the UK. Subsequent rounds went as follows:
1st Round - Telephonic with VP/Senior Manager in UK to check initial fitment, job profile, expectations etc
2nd Round - Telephonic round with Framework Architect in Mumbai (QTP, VBscript, Logic and Puzzles)
3rd Round - Telephonic with Framework Architect/Designer in London, UK (Automation Frameworks, QTP)
After the initial 3 rounds I was asked to come for a f2f interview in Mumbai. Tickets and travel arrangements were done by the Morgan Stanley recruitment team itself. The overall process was well co-ordinated by the HR. The interview process almost took the whole day, and lasted around 6 hours which consisted of:
1 HR Round - F2F
1 Tech Intvw - F2F
1 Mgr Round - F2F
2 Telephonic rounds with stakeholders and automation test specialists in the UK
Received the offer after 2 weeks from the day of the interview. Unfortunately couldn't take up the offer due to some conflicting priorities.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Describe the current framework, the considerations that went into designing it, any potential shortfalls of the framework, some suggested improvements on it and hypothetical solutions around some technical requirements
Test the sorting and filtering feature of excel sheet through automation, especially using QTP or VBScript. The excel might contain millions of records, and the code should be optimized to perform the checks in the minimum possible time with accurate results
