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Finance Product Control (Consultant) (Current Employee), New York, NY –
It was a pleasure working at Morgan Stanley. The atmosphere was great. I learned alot and was able to be productive.
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Worked with 3 financial advisors
Senior Client Service Associate (Former Employee), Bradenton, FL –
Pros: paid well and had great benefits. loved my bosses.
Cons: this company's reputation has fallen.
Most of my day would be talking to clients and trying to keep them happy. I would have to call Mutual Fund and Annuity companies. I did mail merge letters and any type of correspondence needed. I would make sure that all copies being mailed out were in compliance approval.
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Large company
Vice President, Operational Risk Department (Former Employee), New York, NY –
Large broad based company with talented employees. Under regulatory focus due to market and size of the company.
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Productive place
Intern (Former Employee), New York, NY –
Working in wealth management was wonderful! Learned a lot about stock market.
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good place to work
Executive Assistant / Office Manager (Current Employee), San Francisco, CA –
Pros: friendly employees
Cons: to many rules
good place to work if you like the huge global firm with a lot of rules. Nice workers.
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great work envirinment
Finance Manager (Current Employee), New York, NY –
great work environment and people , challenging work, training and learning opportunities are available in the workplace
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excellent name on a CV and lots of deals
Financial Analyst (Former Employee), London, ENG –
Pros: excellent name
Cons: very long hours ( 100 a week )
I was closing a number of deals every quarter that cant make any one boared so no complains but I did sometimes 100 hours weekley so the life balance was not right. however i only felt that after I left them. during the work it was enjoyable experiance
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Great Job
Intern (Current Employee), NYC –
Wondeful place withgreat opportunity. Offered tremendous training and the managers really helped out. Lots of cold calling which is gruelling but pays off.
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A great financial institution
Sales & Trading (Current Employee), New York, NY –
The culture at Morgan Stanley speaks for itself. I have been at this firm for several years and have only positive things to say. It encourages hard workers and good performers. People are constantly around to nurture and support you.
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good place to work
Intern/Financial Advisor Trainee (Former Employee), naples, fl –
Pros: free lunch
Cons: lower compensation
Morgan Stanley offers the many benefits of a big company

Good experience in the FA trainee program
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Tough Place
Vice President (Current Employee), New York, NY –
Pros: smart people
Cons: political and not in a growth mode
It's a sink or swim culture but has a lot of bright people. There are too many senior people who talk a lot more than executing.
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High hopes but not working out like hoped
AVP - Overlay Portfolio Manager (Current Employee), New York, NY –
Below market compensation and few opportunities to move up or take on more responsibilities
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Excellent place to work.
Margin Clerk (Former Employee), Santa Ana, CA –
Morgan Stanley was an excellent company to work for. Every day was a challenge. Everyone was a team player. Learned something new everyday. Management was always there for you. Unfortunately, due to the market crashing this office closed its doors in 2007. Most everyone was layed off. Only a handful were able to transfer to other offices depending on – more...  their experience. – less
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Morgan Stanley is a great place to work
Executive Directory (Former Employee), New York, NY –
The hours can be long but a first class firm doing business in a first class way.
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Good Diversity
Corporate Tax Analyst (Current Employee), New York, NY –
Pros: vacation
Cons: lack of mobility
Morgan Stanley provides diversity but overall it is hard to move internally to another department.
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Great working environment and great staff.
Senior Account Representative (Current Employee), Fort Worth, TX –
Pros: free lunches, great benefits
Cons: limited vacation day selection due to staffing
Customer service
Learned the value of customer service
Learned about mortgages
Management is great
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Great experience in financial services industry
Campus Recruiting Analyst, Team Lead (Current Employee), New York, NY –
 Assist revenue and non-revenue campus recruiting teams with administrative support
 Prepare offer letters for summer and full time analysts across all campus teams
 Post positions at Career Services Centers at various universities and pre-screen resumes of potential candidates for analyst programs
 Work with recruiting data team to track candidate – more...  status using PeopleFluent system
 Scheduling candidate interviews and prepare candidate/interviewer documents for super day interviews
 Work with conference services to secure spaces for events, multimedia, and facility needs
 Reconcile employee and candidate expense reports – less
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great company, management was supportive, benefits were perfect and they cared about their emplyoees.
Analyst (Former Employee), New York, NY –
Pros: education, ability to prove that i can proform
Cons: very long hours
They were eager for me to learn everything! And have me take classes!
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Typical Day
Wealth Management and Marketing Intern (Former Employee), Washington, DC –
During a typical day during my internship, I would be working on updating client portfolios. I would also continue my work on compiling a contact list for their marketing.
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The bright side of the investment banking
Intern (Former Employee), New York, NY –
Pros: working in nyc
Cons: short breaks
During my time at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, I gained knowledge of corporate finance through a work-friendly environment. My co-workers would assign me small daily tasks that were never too time consuming or stressful. Loved working in mid-town Manhattan.
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About Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm headquartered in New York City serving a diversified group of corporations, – Read more