Java Developer Interview Experience - Canada
September 27, 2014
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
This interview was long and painful. It was composed of four instances:
- A one-hour phone interview with a person from England, including technical and brain-teasing questions.
- A one-and-a-half-hour phone interview with a manager from New York, regarding my background.
- An in-office interview with a panel of developers, including code writing and algorithms.
- A four-hour in-office interview with multiple people, though I was out of my depth after two hours.
The whole process lasted about a month, with two weeks between the third and fourth interviews. During those two weeks, I lost my focus and was unprepared. Consequently, I failed to answer questions I had previously been able to answer.
Questions
Given a relational database, how can we improve the performance of a SELECT query involving some joins?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 11 interview experiences for the Morgan Stanley Java Developer role in Canada.
Success Rate
18%
Pass Rate
Morgan Stanley's interview process for their Java Developer roles in Canada is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive55%
Neutral36%
Negative9%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Morgan Stanley's Java Developer interview process in Canada.
Morgan Stanley Work Experiences
5.0
Will ruin other companies for you, and increase your standards
Java Developer • Current Employee
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
May 1, 2020
Pros: What a great place to work. For them to be able to keep such a high ratio of senior people that have seen it all, tells you a lot. Doing the occasional interview with other companies makes you realize that further.
You find yourself asking, "Why should I jump through hoops to get a new job that might pay slightly better but sucks on every other level?"
* Great culture that is truly applied in every aspect.
* Diversity.
* Innovation for promotion: Everyone is trying to build that next hot internal tool that will see wide adoption (like a mini market where startups compete).
* Benefits that really matter and you actually use.
* Managers are upheld to high standards and no one is promoted until they are proven.
* Managers are fair, flexible, understanding, and trustworthy.
* High standards for interpersonal interaction (respect and friendliness).
* Top-shelf training.
* The list just keeps going... too many to list.
Cons: Big company that is process-heavy. You have to pick your battles, but they are working to fix this and empower users.
Diversity can turn tribal, as you often see teams that are 90% composed of one national origin, speaking their own language at work. They work to fix it, but it's very hard when people's national origin is very hard to determine.
Innovation for promotion: Everyone is trying to build that next hot internal tool that will see wide adoption. They will not adopt a competing product or contribute to a competing product because they want their product to win. It is the price to pay to have a highly dynamic tech space.
5.0
A company with billions of hopes for the world
Java Developer • Current Employee
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
October 22, 2017
Pros: This is the company which provides best opportunities to employees. By joining, I can judge myself against the global competitive world. It will be a pride for me to be part of this prestigious company.
Cons: I am a fresher and I need an opportunity to prove myself to the global world.
Give me a chance to intern in this company. I will make my best effort to take this company to the greatest altitude.
1.0
Worst Culture, Some Good People
Java Developer • Former Employee
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
September 22, 2016
Pros: Some people are good. Convenient.
Cons: Not at all good! Worst work culture.
- 5.0Will ruin other companies for you, and increase your standardsJava Developer • Current EmployeeMontreal, Quebec, CanadaMay 1, 2020Pros: What a great place to work. For them to be able to keep such a high ratio of senior people that have seen it all, tells you a lot. Doing the occasional interview with other companies makes you realize that further. You find yourself asking, "Why should I jump through hoops to get a new job that might pay slightly better but sucks on every other level?" * Great culture that is truly applied in every aspect. * Diversity. * Innovation for promotion: Everyone is trying to build that next hot internal tool that will see wide adoption (like a mini market where startups compete). * Benefits that really matter and you actually use. * Managers are upheld to high standards and no one is promoted until they are proven. * Managers are fair, flexible, understanding, and trustworthy. * High standards for interpersonal interaction (respect and friendliness). * Top-shelf training. * The list just keeps going... too many to list.Cons: Big company that is process-heavy. You have to pick your battles, but they are working to fix this and empower users. Diversity can turn tribal, as you often see teams that are 90% composed of one national origin, speaking their own language at work. They work to fix it, but it's very hard when people's national origin is very hard to determine. Innovation for promotion: Everyone is trying to build that next hot internal tool that will see wide adoption. They will not adopt a competing product or contribute to a competing product because they want their product to win. It is the price to pay to have a highly dynamic tech space.
- 5.0A company with billions of hopes for the worldJava Developer • Current EmployeeGurgaon, Haryana, IndiaOctober 22, 2017Pros: This is the company which provides best opportunities to employees. By joining, I can judge myself against the global competitive world. It will be a pride for me to be part of this prestigious company.Cons: I am a fresher and I need an opportunity to prove myself to the global world. Give me a chance to intern in this company. I will make my best effort to take this company to the greatest altitude.
- 1.0Worst Culture, Some Good PeopleJava Developer • Former EmployeeMontreal, Quebec, CanadaSeptember 22, 2016Pros: Some people are good. Convenient.Cons: Not at all good! Worst work culture.
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