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Good opportunity for graduates, but slow progress for professionals

Software Engineer

Current Employee

Has worked at Morgan Stanley for 4 years

August 7, 2014

Budapest, Budapest is a capital city and does not have a state in the same way that a city within the United States would. It is the primary administrative division of Hungary.

Good opportunity for graduates, but slow progress for professionals

Software Engineer•Current Employee•Worked at Morgan Stanley for 4 years

August 7, 2014

Budapest, Budapest is a capital city and does not have a state in the same way that a city within the United States would. It is the primary administrative division of Hungary.

3.0

Positive OutlookApproves of CEO

Pros

Great work atmosphere.
Excellent and helpful colleagues.
Best opportunity for fresh graduates to learn.
Very large enterprise environment.

Cons

Professionals and achievements are not appreciated enough.
Very slow and minimal career progress.
Internal processes are too bureaucratic.

Advice to Management

Appreciate people and their achievements.
Keep promises and don't beguile people for years and years.

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Morgan Stanley Interview Questions

Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock

Easy

You're given daily stock prices. Find the maximum profit you can make by buying and selling the stock once. You must buy before you sell.

ArraysDynamic Programming

Best Team With No Conflicts

Medium

You're given lists of player scores and ages. Find the highest possible total score of a team, but avoid conflicts where an older player has a lower score than a younger player on the team.

ArraysDynamic Programming

Find The Original Array of Prefix Xor

Medium

You are given an array representing the prefix XOR of another array. Your task is to reconstruct and return the original array from its prefix XOR representation.

ArraysBit Manipulation

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October 1, 2023

I had an initial call with the recruiter. Then, a two-hour technical and behavioral interview covered software engineering concepts and Java-focused programming. See below for the exact questions.

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United Kingdom

October 1, 2023

I had an initial call with the recruiter. Then, a two-hour technical and behavioral interview covered software engineering concepts and Java-focused programming. See below for the exact questions.

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May 28, 2021

It was a good process, with good communication from the recruiter. The interviews were of good quality. Technical interviews were not very challenging. They focused quite a bit on theoretical knowledge and previous projects.

I had an initial call with the recruiter. Then, a two-hour technical and behavioral interview covered software engineering concepts and Java-focused programming. See below for the exact questions.

Software Engineer
United Kingdom
October 1, 2023
I had an initial call with the recruiter. Then, a two-hour technical and behavioral interview covered software engineering concepts and Java-focused programming. See below for the exact questions.

Software Engineer

Netherlands

May 28, 2021

Software Engineer
Netherlands
May 28, 2021
It was a good process, with good communication from the recruiter. The interviews were of good quality. Technical interviews were not very challenging. They focused quite a bit on theoretical knowledge and previous projects.