Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm has over 45,000 employees in more than 600 offices in 33 countries, serving clients worldwide including corporations, governments, institutions and individuals. Services offered include: investment banking advice on mergers and acquisitions, privatisations and financial restructuring; debt and equity underwriting; sales and trading in all the world’s major markets; and market leading research. Morgan Stanley also manages more than $700 billion for institutional and high net worth investors across a broad range of asset classes, from traditional equity and fixed income through to hedge funds, private equity, real estate and infrastructure.

While Morgan Stanley’s people come from a wide variety of backgrounds, all are high achievers who share integrity, intellectual curiosity and the desire to work in a collegial atmosphere. We give our people responsibility early, so they can soon make an impact on our business and the world at large.

Individuality is prized and people are encouraged to be themselves. Diversity is fundamental to our corporate culture, as evidenced by our award-winning recruiting and career development programmes. We place special emphasis on opening up opportunities for talented women and minorities.

Morgan Stanley people “think like owners,” taking pride in our worldwide reputation and entrepreneurial culture that keeps us at the head of a fast-moving industry.

Morgan Stanley offers Graduate Programmes in Investment Banking, Sales & Trading, Research, Investment Management, Credit Risk Management, Technology, Finance and Operations. Opportunities in other divisions can arise, so we strongly advise visiting our website on a regular basis.

Profile Sought: The strongest candidates are those who excel both inside and outside the classroom, with strong academic performance and extra-curricular activities, and who show strong motivation and superior interpersonal skills.

Grads Sought / Degree Discipline: Morgan Stanley accepts applications from all degree types. We are looking for candidates with a keen intellect, excellent communication skills, analytical aptitude and high dedication to their professional responsibilities.

Summer Internships – 10-week summer internships designed to attract, develop and assess the kind of people we feel are likely to succeed at our firm. These well- structured programmes include training, seminars and social events designed to give interns a unique experience in the financial services industry and provide a summer that is enjoyable and intellectually rewarding.

Industrial Placements – These six or 12-month Industrial Placement Programmes in Technology, Finance, Operations and Prime Brokerage provide classroom and on-the-job training and valuable career experience. Candidates will be working alongside experienced colleagues and will gain exposure to all levels of professionals within the division. They will receive regular mentoring and coaching from senior colleagues, as well as regular evaluation to ensure progress is developed.

Spring Insight - We also run Insight Programmes that offer a great opportunity to increase your commercial awareness and learn more about building the skills and confidence you will need to be successful through the assessment and interview process.