I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley in Jul 2009
Interview
Super-day, 15 people as a group, then we were interviewed by 7 people, and 3 of us were given offers. very intense and organized. Decision was made by the end of the day. Communication skills are essential, you will have to be liked by them. Plus there were a lot of technical questions.
analyst telephone call - 20 mins, behavioral, fit/motivation, brain teaser.
current macro environment, why fixed income, background in fixed income etc. Fairly simple overall. Research Morgan Stanley and their values, culture and other things
I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (Shanghai, Shanghai)
Interview
Asking about experiences of internship, relative lectures in university, reasong of choosing this company, and some common questions about financial modeling. Asking opinions on some popular or leading company in different industries.
first round phone interview, spoke with a VP focusing on interest rate. Asked a bunch of technical and behavioral questions and specifically about linear algebra, where can you use that and not
