I've been contracting for Morgan Stanley for more than 5 years. There is no limited time to contract; other banks put some limitations, like 2 years. Contracts are for one year, and they normally honor their contracts and do not finish them early.
Contracting is tough to make a significant career (though this depends more on your manager). They normally prefer to promote and give more responsibilities to FTEs.
The hiring process was straightforward, although very slow. I had 6 rounds of interviews with different teams. Some of these were technical, some were specific to a technology, and 2 were manager interviews. Everybody was helpful during the intervi
The interview process included two rounds of telephonic interviews and four rounds of face-to-face interviews. All were technical rounds. Technical rounds focused on the basics of core Java, web services, and design concepts. Face-to-face interview
There was a 20-minute phone screen with the manager, followed by a one-on-one meeting with just the manager. He never mentioned that the project was just for show, nor that neither he nor his boss actually cared if the project ever succeeded. The se
The hiring process was straightforward, although very slow. I had 6 rounds of interviews with different teams. Some of these were technical, some were specific to a technology, and 2 were manager interviews. Everybody was helpful during the intervi
The interview process included two rounds of telephonic interviews and four rounds of face-to-face interviews. All were technical rounds. Technical rounds focused on the basics of core Java, web services, and design concepts. Face-to-face interview
There was a 20-minute phone screen with the manager, followed by a one-on-one meeting with just the manager. He never mentioned that the project was just for show, nor that neither he nor his boss actually cared if the project ever succeeded. The se