2027 graduate cycle — US, UK, APAC
6 practice questions for the Morgan Stanley recorded video interview
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What Morgan Stanley publishes about this stage
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“If you haven't yet interviewed for a job via video, whether live or in a recorded session, chances are you will soon. More roles, including those in Morgan Stanley's North America and Asia offices, now require you to use this tool as part of the application and screening process.”
What Morgan Stanley does not publish
The things people most want a number for. Nobody outside the process has one. Where another page hands you a confident figure for any of these, ask it where the figure came from.
Not published.
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“As with any job interview, preparation is key. That's particularly true when you have limited time to prove you know your stuff, as is usually the case with recorded video sessions.”
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6 questions to practice, and where each one comes from
These are not Morgan Stanley's interview questions. Nobody outside Morgan Stanley has those. Each prompt below is either published word for word by the source named under it, or built from a competency Morgan Stanley publishes, and it says which, every time.
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1
Tell me about yourself.
Competency: Communication and self-framing
Published word for word by the sourcePublished by Morgan Stanley on 11 August 2017 as guidance from Carla Harris, Vice Chairwoman. Morgan Stanley presents these as common interview questions generally, not as its own screening script.
Morgan Stanley — Don't Let These Common Interview Questions Trip You Up, read 21 August 2026, published 11 August 2017
What a strong answer contains
Morgan Stanley's own guidance: 'This isn't an invitation to recite your life story or go through your resume... talk about experience that's relevant to it.' Hit the qualities named in the job description, in ninety seconds.
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2
Describe yourself in three words.
Competency: Self-awareness and role fit
Published word for word by the sourcePublished word for word by Morgan Stanley — Don't Let These Common Interview Questions Trip You Up.
Morgan Stanley — Don't Let These Common Interview Questions Trip You Up, read 21 August 2026, published 11 August 2017
What a strong answer contains
Pick the three, then evidence each in one sentence. Morgan Stanley's guidance warns to have examples ready in case you are asked to elaborate. In a recorded interview nobody will ask, so elaborate unprompted.
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3
What's your biggest weakness?
Competency: Self-awareness
Published word for word by the sourcePublished word for word by Morgan Stanley — Don't Let These Common Interview Questions Trip You Up.
Morgan Stanley — Don't Let These Common Interview Questions Trip You Up, read 21 August 2026, published 11 August 2017
What a strong answer contains
Morgan Stanley's own guidance: pick a weakness that is not a key competency for the job, and say what you have done about it. It explicitly warns against saying you are a perfectionist.
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4
Why should we hire you?
Competency: Commercial self-positioning
Published word for word by the sourcePublished word for word by Morgan Stanley — Don't Let These Common Interview Questions Trip You Up.
Morgan Stanley — Don't Let These Common Interview Questions Trip You Up, read 21 August 2026, published 11 August 2017
What a strong answer contains
The question asks what differentiates you from other candidates, so name the differentiator in the first sentence. Generic enthusiasm scores nothing here.
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5
Describe a time you failed.
Competency: Ownership
Published word for word by the sourcePublished word for word by Morgan Stanley — Don't Let These Common Interview Questions Trip You Up.
Morgan Stanley — Don't Let These Common Interview Questions Trip You Up, read 21 August 2026, published 11 August 2017
What a strong answer contains
Morgan Stanley's guidance says the question tests whether you have the self-awareness to admit failure and the maturity to learn from it. A failure you can blame on someone else is not an answer to this question.
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6
Why are you interested in us?
Competency: Commercial awareness and motivation
Published word for word by the sourcePublished word for word by Morgan Stanley — Don't Let These Common Interview Questions Trip You Up.
Morgan Stanley — Don't Let These Common Interview Questions Trip You Up, read 21 August 2026, published 11 August 2017
What a strong answer contains
Morgan Stanley's guidance says this reveals whether you have done your research and whether you are simply talking to competitors. Name something specific and recent about the firm or the division, and connect it to a published core value.
The competencies Morgan Stanley publishes
The list the prompts above were built from, and the closest thing to a published mark scheme that exists.
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Do the Right Thing
“Act with integrity. Think like an owner to create long-term shareholder value. Value and reward honesty and character.”
Morgan Stanley Core Values, Morgan Stanley, read 21 August 2026
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Put Clients First
“Keep the client's interests first. Work with colleagues to deliver the best of the Firm to every client. Listen to what the client is saying and needs.”
Morgan Stanley Core Values, Morgan Stanley, read 21 August 2026
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Lead with Exceptional Ideas
“Win by breaking new ground. Leverage different perspectives to gain new insight. Drive innovation. Be vigilant about what we can do better.”
Morgan Stanley Core Values, Morgan Stanley, read 21 August 2026
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Commit to Diversity & Inclusion
“Value individual and cultural differences as a defining strength.”
Morgan Stanley Core Values, Morgan Stanley, read 21 August 2026
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Give Back
“Serve our communities generously with our expertise, time and money.”
Morgan Stanley Core Values, Morgan Stanley, read 21 August 2026
Is it allowed to practice with an AI tool?
Morgan Stanley has not published a candidate AI policy that we could find, as of 21 August 2026.
That is the whole finding. It is not permission and it is not a ban, and this page is not going to turn it into either. What is not in doubt is the line every employer that has published one draws in the same place: preparing beforehand is one thing, using a tool during the assessment is another. Do not use this or anything else while you are being assessed.
If Morgan Stanley publishes a policy later, this page changes. Until then it says what it can source.
Every source on this page
- Don't Let These Common Interview Questions Trip You Up
- 10 Tips for a Successful Video Interview
- Interview Preparation (Students and Graduates)
- Morgan Stanley Core Values
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What this page is, and what it is not
- NailedIt.ai is not affiliated with Morgan Stanley or with any employer named on this site, and nothing here is endorsed by them.
- These are not real interview questions. They are practice prompts built from the competencies Morgan Stanley publishes, plus questions published by the named sources.
- Practicing does not make you more likely to be hired. It makes you less likely to be surprised by a hard stop at 3 minutes.
- This is a preparation tool. Do not use it, or anything like it, during an actual assessment.
- The simulator on this page runs no AI. The graded scorecard is AI-generated and is labeled as such wherever it appears. Your first 2 scorecards are free; after that, more scorecards and the coaching (rewritten answers and drills) come with the Interview-Ready plan.
All 6 prompts above are published word for word by the sources named under them. 1 process fact comes from Morgan Stanley's own pages. 4 of the things people most want a number for are not published anywhere, and they are left blank above rather than filled in.