First-round was a phone call followed by an in-person superday interview. Interviewers asked both technical questions about muni bonds, yield curves, etc and behavioral questions. Public finance interview was less technical than other investment banking interviews
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Yield curve and muni bond questions. What is the relationship between interest rates and bond prices?
First a Hirevue, then a twnety minute phone call with a Vice President, then moved onto a Superday (3 rounds of zoom interviews - 1 technical, 1 behavioral, 1 fit based)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why MS? Why Pub fin? Recent bond transactions? Explain the concept of time value of money to a five year old
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley (New York, NY) in Apr 2021
Interview
First they have a selective Hirevue that is also first round interview that gives you the eligibility to pass to the super day. The super day last three hours. The questions are ok but more on behavior question .