Morningstar Manager Research Analyst interview questions

Very similar experience compared to what other people wrote, it was a long, dragged out process that never felt like it was moving anywhere. My process was the written assignment, an hour phone interview, then two interviews followed by the pitch, The pitch was unprofessional with you sitting at a circle table with people who seem like they couldn't care less - one person called in and never said a word beyond introducing themself and another left early to catch a train. I prepared about 50 hours for my pitch and was cut off early. I'm not sure what type of candidate they are looking for, but I had ~2.5 years of professional experience, one professional certification, am a level two candidate for another, and had a pitch that I was proud of and did not get it. The only feedback that I received was that they wanted someone with more experience. My advice to people applying would be to familiarize yourself with how Morningstar rates fund managers (gold, silver, bronze) and model your pitch around that.

The whole process took about two months. A call with a Jr. HR, a call with a Sr. HR, a call with a team member, a video chat with two additional team members, an on-site interview and presentation with 5 team members. This interview process included an online test that took about 2 hours and a presentation they require for the onsite called the "pitch". All in all the process took 20-30 hours of my time including the interviews, test and preparation for the presentation. They really do try make sure you are a legitimate candidate they would hire so I didn't feel like it was unnecessary screening or work, however it was extremely burdensome for candidate working with several other companies. All in all it didn't work out, I got the feeling they are extremely careful (picky?) but appreciated the processes. I would recommend that anyone considering applying be comfortable with all of the time and work they are requiring and the odds that it doesn't work out, some could feel pretty upset after all is said an done.