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Morgan Stanley · Hong Kong

Investment Banking Summer Analyst · 2027

Offer2027 intakeupdated 26 days ago · 7 min read

“I was rejected at a Superday for talking before I understood the question. A year later I paused first. That is most of the difference.”

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CUHK · Year 3 · Global Business Studies

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Recruiting timeline

2027 intake · the sequence this candidate actually went through.

  1. ApplicationEarly April 2026

    Standard campus application, no referral used.

  2. Online AssessmentMid April 2026

    Numerical and situational judgement, similar format to peers.

  3. HireVueLate April 2026

    Three questions, competency-based.

  4. First-Round InterviewsMid May 2026

    Two interviews with an associate and a VP.

  5. SuperdayLate June 2026

    Three interviews plus a written exercise.

  6. OfferEarly July 2026

    Offer came thirteen days after Superday.

Candidate background

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School
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Degree
BBA, Global Business Studies
Year at application
Year 3
GPA range
3.4 – 3.6 / 4.3
Prior finance exposure
One wealth management internship and one transaction services role at a mid-market firm.
Society experience
Committee member of the university consulting club; case competition semi-finalist.
Previous cycle
Reached JPMorgan Superday in 2026, no offer
Referral
None — applied cold
Work rights
HK permanent resident
Technical coursework
Corporate finance, financial accounting, valuation

Before this application

  • Intern

    Jul – Sep 2025

    Mid-market transaction services firm

    Quality-of-earnings work on two acquisitions. This replaced the wealth management story on my CV.

  • Wealth Management Intern

    Jun – Aug 2024

    Regional bank (Hong Kong)

    First internship. Client-facing. I stopped leading with it in the second cycle.

The role and the cycle

Morgan Stanley's Hong Kong investment banking summer analyst programme, 2027 intake. Application in early April 2026, Superday in late June, offer in early July.

This is the second-cycle report from the same contributor who was rejected at a JPMorgan Superday in the 2026 intake. Read them together if you want the comparison rather than the success story.

How the process actually ran

Applied 2 April 2026. Online assessment mid-April. HireVue late April. First-round interviews mid-May. Superday late June. Offer early July.

Thirteen days of silence after the Superday, which I spent assuming the worst and starting a Big Four application as a hedge.

Application strategy

I applied to four firms in the second cycle rather than seven.

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  • Application strategy
  • CV preparation
  • Networking
  • Online assessment
  • HireVue
  • Interview process
  • Technical preparation
  • Behavioural preparation
  • Resources used
  • Mistakes
  • Failed attempts
  • Reflection
  • What I would do differently

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