How Moelis & Company Interviews in 2026: Process, Sample Questions & What They Score

Resume submitted through the Moelis student application website. Moelis says one page, cover letters are not required, and candidates may submit up to two applications; if invited to interview for more than one role, you choose one to continue. Moelis says timelines vary by location, university and program, and gives typical opening months: US Summer Analyst December of sophomore year, US Summer Associate October before the internship, London and Beijing August for internships starting the following year, Hong Kong May for internships starting the following year. Moelis files the Suited Assessment for US and UK candidates under this application step.

Moelis says to set aside 30 minutes of uninterrupted time. Per the firm, it measures more than 50 traits linked to investment banking success, including attention to detail, critical reasoning and logical thinking. You take it once and can share the result with other firms that request it. One prep guide splits it into an untimed psychometric part (about 20 minutes) and a timed competencies part (about 15 minutes); those parts add to more than the 30 minutes Moelis states. Three guides say a US or UK application is incomplete, or not considered, without the Suited score. Guides disagree on timing: one says complete it at application before Moelis reviews it, another says the invitation arrives 1 to 2 weeks after you apply.

Guides disagree on whether Suited is completed with the application or 1 to 2 weeks after submitting it.

Moelis says candidates have one to two first-round interviews with investment bankers, covering technical and behavioral assessments; it does not state their length or format. Prep guides say these are about 30 minutes (one says 20 to 30), by phone or video, with analysts or associates. One guide says to expect about two short behavioral questions and then technicals for the rest of the time; others describe a resume walkthrough, why investment banking and why Moelis, then 2 to 3 technical questions. One guide says some offices add a separate technical screen of about 45 minutes. Another says the round comes 2 to 4 weeks after the assessment.

Moelis says second-round candidates attend an onsite final round, meeting multiple senior bankers who further evaluate knowledge and capabilities; it gives no interview count or length. Prep guides report 3 to 5 back-to-back interviews of about 30 minutes each with bankers from analyst to Managing Director, and some say 4 to 6; day length is given as 3 to 4 hours by one guide and as a full day of 8 to 12 hours by another. Two guides say junior bankers tend to test technicals while senior bankers focus on fit, market awareness and commercial instinct. One guide says a live case study (a short deck and about 30 minutes) appears in some Superdays; other guides mention case studies without describing them as live or timed. One guide places US Superdays at the New York office (399 Park Avenue); another says Superdays are in person at Moelis offices, or virtual if geographic constraints exist.

Sources disagree on the number of Superday interviews (3 to 5 versus 4 to 6), the length of the day, whether it can be virtual, and whether a case study is included.

Moelis does not publish offer timing. Three guides say decisions usually come within 24 to 48 hours of the Superday (one says same day to 48 hours). One of them gives 3 to 7 days in its FAQ, and another guide says within one week. Two guides add a 1 to 2 week deadline to decide.

Offer timing comes only from third-party guides and they differ.