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Moelis & Company
One of the few banks that publishes its actual interview stages: an application with no cover letter, the Suited Assessment for US and UK candidates, one to two first-round interviews with bankers that are explicitly technical and behavioral, then an onsite final with multiple senior bankers.
The Moelis & Company process
3 of 6 stages you can practise here
- 01Application
A one-page resume through the Moelis student application site. Cover letters are not required. Candidates may submit up to two applications, and US summer analyst applications typically open in December of sophomore year, roughly eighteen months before the ten-week internship.
- 02Suited Assessment (not simulated here)
US and UK candidates complete the Suited Assessment, which Moelis describes as measuring over 50 traits and characteristics predictive of success in investment banking. It is scored outside the interview and is not a conversation, so it is not simulated here.
- 03
The short screen before the bankers: resume, motivation and a read on drive
motivationcommunicationbackground fit - 04First-round interviews
Moelis publishes this plainly: one to two first-round interviews with investment bankers, consisting of technical and behavioral assessments. It is not a soft screen. Expect accounting and valuation questions in the same half hour as why banking and why Moelis.
2 rounds you can practise
The behavioral half of the published first round, with bankers rather than HR
motivationcollaborationresilienceThe technical half Moelis publishes: accounting, multiples and why they work
accountingvaluationenterprise value - 05
The onsite final with senior bankers: NOLs, consolidation, LBO returns, odd assets
accountingvaluationlbo - 06Offer
No prior experience is required for the campus programs, since Moelis provides technical training, and the summer class is the main feeder into full-time analyst seats.
Common questions
- Is there a coding round in the Moelis & Company investment banking interview?
- No. The Moelis analyst loop is an application, the Suited Assessment, one to two first-round interviews with investment bankers and an onsite final round. Every interview is spoken, and there is no coding round.
- What are the stages of the Moelis interview process?
- Moelis publishes them: submit a resume through the student application site, complete the Suited Assessment if you are a US or UK candidate, attend one to two first-round interviews with investment bankers consisting of technical and behavioral assessments, then attend an onsite final round meeting multiple senior bankers.
- What is the Moelis Suited Assessment?
- An assessment US and UK candidates complete after applying, which Moelis describes as measuring over 50 traits and characteristics predictive of success in investment banking. It is scored outside the interview rather than being a conversation.
- Do you need a cover letter or prior experience for Moelis?
- Neither. Moelis states that cover letters are not required and asks for a succinct one-page resume, and it says no prior experience is required for its campus programs because comprehensive technical training is provided. Candidates may submit up to two applications.
- When do Moelis summer analyst applications open?
- For US roles, applications typically open in December of sophomore year for the ten-week summer internship. Timing differs by region, with London opening in August for the following year.
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Built from what Moelis & Company publishes about its own process and from real interview data. No leaked question lists. The questions you get are generated against your own resume, so they are not from anyone else's interview.
The published process end to end: a resume submitted through the student application site with no cover letter required, the Suited Assessment for US and UK candidates measuring over 50 traits predictive of success in investment banking, one to two first-round interviews with investment bankers consisting of technical and behavioral assessments, an onsite final round meeting multiple senior bankers, a limit of two applications per candidate, a ten-week US summer internship, and US applications opening in December of sophomore year.
The qualities Moelis says it hires for: client relationship skills, collaboration, drive to succeed, resilience, intellectual curiosity and analytical thinking, plus the firm values including One Firm One Team.
Investment banking compensation and level context. No interview-process content.
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