Houlihan Lokey Investment Banking Analyst interview experience

After two first-round conversations over video, I reached the stage where there would have been a superday, but I didn’t make it that far. The first phone interview was surprisingly chill, and the second one got much more specific—focused on bonds.

Because the whole process was virtual, the format itself didn’t give me much time to build context with the interviewers before being pushed into the actual technical area. Between the two rounds, I realized how quickly they could move from general conversation to a very targeted topic. When I didn’t progress to the superday, it left me thinking I