Moelis SA IB Interview

Can anybody who's actually interviewed with them share some info about the process and what questions might be asked?

Everyone on this board screams when they hear Moelis "the most technical thing in your life" but most of the people on this forum are also college kids in fresh year who have wanted to be a banker since 15. I want to mainly hear from people who have either worked there or have gone through the interview process.

From what I've seen, a lot of my friends who aren't finance majors got interviews. I personally am not a finance/business major. Any help is appreciated.

 

Very technical-heard this directly from one of their analysts. Did you hear back from any other places?

"Look, you're my best friend, so don't take this the wrong way. In twenty years, if you're still livin' here, comin' over to my house to watch the Patriots games, still workin' construction, I'll fuckin' kill you. That's not a threat, that's a fact.
 

Same experience here. Technical. Also remember to review more conceptual questions in addition to basic accounting (why won't this ratio show what you want it to show, if X and Y changes what happens to your valuation, etc.)

If you get past the technicals, have a damn good reason for "Why Moelis"

 

Congrats on the interview. I'm wondering how you obtained it. Do they recruit at UCLA or did you submit it via online, or through a connection?

For boutiques they generally ask more technical questions and for Moelis I would definitely except that. They don't have the luxury of BB training so often times they expect you to know at least econ and basic finance already. They definitely wouldn't be interviewing you just to miss with you.

 

There is a book called "The Business of Investment Banking" by K. Thomas Liaw, that I thought was helpful before my interview. In one of the sections it gives a paragraph or two on about 6 different valuation methods (DCF, LBO, etc.) It is expensive and besides that section there wasn't a whole lot of useful info. I would recommend checking it out at the library.

 

"I think I may have an on campus interview"

Not "I think I have an interview"... Not "I may have an interview"...

"I think I may have an on campus interview".

IMO, you're using a double conditional to account for that this "interview" is nothing more than wishful thinking, and you need a crap-out excuse for when it doesn't materialize...

 
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"I think I may have an on campus interview"

Not "I think I have an interview"... Not "I may have an interview"...

"I think I may have an on campus interview".

IMO, you're using a double conditional to account for that this "interview" is nothing more than wishful thinking, and you need a crap-out excuse for when it doesn't materialize...

Maybe I'm missing something.  How is this constructive for anyone?

 

Hey guys,

Here's the skimmy on MoCo for this year's SA for those of you that are wondering. There are 10 spots split between NY and LA (6 in LA and 4 in NY). 2 of the LA spots will have been filled from UCLA within 2 weeks. I know the people to whom the offers were extended and it's very likely they will choose to accept even though they are currently sitting on them.

There recruiting is split into two tiers. Tier 1: UCLA, Michigan, Penn. Tier 2: USC, McKenna, another school.

All the interviewing has been done for Tier 1 so I would assume there are outstanding offers for Michigan & Penn as well. I'm not making shit up, this is straight from their head HR person. Hope that clears the air and fuck them for not giving me a spot. Dammit.

 

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