Houlihan Lokey·Investment Banking Analyst

Houlihan Lokey Investment Banking Analyst interview experience

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Chicago, ILPosted Mar 2021 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I had a fairly straightforward recruiting sequence that started with a first-round phone interview where the mix was behavioral and technical, but the framing felt more like a normal conversation than an interrogation.

On the behavioral side, the focus was fit and leadership—how I thought about responsibility and whether I came across as motivated. On the technical side, they asked valuation-style questions and compensation or comp-set related comparisons, and the topics were connected enough that it didn’t feel random.

In another conversation in the process, the interview still stayed close to resume fundamentals, with basic CV-focused questions paired with technical checks. The technical level felt a bit tougher than what I was used to in UK recruiting, but nothing was so exotic that it caught me off

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