I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (Shanghai, Shanghai) in Jan 2023
Interview
Fairly standard PE-style interview: talked about previous deal details, technical and movitivation questions; interviewers were friendly and willing to hear about your story and provide hints when you are stucked
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to do PE rather than asset management? What else firms are you interviewing with?
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (Boston, MA) in Sep 2024
Interview
It was literally a 10 minute interview. Asked basic questions at first (get to know you) and then market sizing. The guy interviewing me did not seem engaged from the start and I could tell he already had his mind made up before the interview started.