Applied through: Morgan Stanley Career Portal, Off-campus
Status: Fresher, 2024 batch
Previous Experience: Summer Intern at Microsoft
Position: Spring Technology Analyst
Internship duration: Jan-Jun 2024
Location: Mumbai/Bengaluru
Interview Process:
Online Assessment [Computer-based online test (AMCAT)]. It had 3 sections:
1. Debugging: Code snippets were given and bugs were to be found and fixed. 7 questions were to be solved in 10 minutes. Difficulty level: Easy.
2. Aptitude: Generic aptitude questions that included data interpretation, numerical ability, and logical reasoning. Quadratic equations and trigonometry were also included(refer back to those JEE textbooks). 10 questions were to be solved in 10 minutes. I felt the time constraint was difficult.
3. Coding: 3 questions to be solved in 60 minutes. Difficulty level: Leetcode medium.
3 weeks after the online assessment, I got a call from the recruiter that I had cleared the OA round. She scheduled my interview in 3 days.
Technical Interview [Virtual meet on Zoom]
The interview was taken by a senior manager. Questions mainly revolved around coding, OS, CN and DBMS. Interview duration: 1 hour.
Coding Questions
Sort array of 0's, 1's and 2's: https://leetcode.com/problems/sort-colors/
Implement min stack: https://leetcode.com/problems/min-stack/
First unique character in a string: https://leetcode.com/problems/first-unique-character-in-a-string/
Operation System
What is a virtual machine?
Define Thrashing. When does it occur?
Difference between process and threads.
Semaphore vs Mutex.
Computer Networks
Different delays caused in the network due to each OSI layer.
Difference between TCP and UDP.
DBMS
Define ACID properties giving real-time examples.
4 days after the interview, I got a call for the 2nd interview which was scheduled in 3 days.
Technical + HR round [Virtual meet on Zoom]
Generally, from what I've read from previous interview posts, this is supposed to be a technical + HR round. Surprisingly, it was just a HR round for me. The interviewer was a senior technology executive director. The interview mainly revolved around projects, resume-based questions, volunteer experiences, etc.
2 weeks after my second interview, I got a "Selected" mail!
Complete process from online assessment to the final verdict took 1 and a half months.
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All the best!
