Applying to Apollo for summer 2028? Check your resume against an investing-style screen below, then read how Apollo posts its summer roles team by team, when each has opened and what happens after you apply.
Key facts
- When it opens: For summer 2027, Credit Trading posted on Apr 24, 2026, Multi Credit on Apr 29, 2026, the Sophomore Summer Analyst program on Sep 30, 2026 and Engineering on Oct 19, 2026. Apollo says its summer roles go up in the fall, so expect most summer 2028 teams in fall 2027, with some from April 2027.4,6,5,2,8
- Portal: Each team posts its own role on Apollo's Workday job site, linked from apollo.com/careers. Each posting names its team, location and class year.1,3,4,5,7
- How long it stays open: Windows vary by team. The summer 2027 Credit Trading posting ran from Apr 24 to Jul 12, 2026; the Sophomore posting ran from Sep 30 to Oct 13, 2026.4,7,5
- Who it is for: The junior-summer postings ask for the class one year from graduating: Class of 2028 for summer 2027, so Class of 2029 for summer 2028. The Class of 2029 also had a Sophomore Summer Analyst program for summer 2027.4,5
- Documents: The two summer 2027 postings name no GPA figure; they ask for a record of academic achievement and, for Credit Trading, working knowledge of high yield, loans and derivatives. A cover letter can be optional or required by posting, so follow the form.4,5,7
- The program: A 10-week summer program placed on one of the small teams behind Apollo's investment strategies, with mentoring, a speaker series with senior leaders and social events.4,5,2
- Next step: One to three screens, often by phone; the first round is mostly behavioral, with a few market questions. Then a superday.9,10,11,12
The Sophomore posting listed possible placements in Client & Product Solutions, Credit, Hybrid Value, Private Equity, Sustainability & Infrastructure, the Financial Institutions Group, Engineering and Human Capital, in New York, El Segundo and Austin. Junior-summer teams post on their own, so read each posting for its team and location.5,6
Check your resume before you apply
Check your resume
Read against the Summer Analyst role at Apollo, Credit, the way the first screen reads it.
- A score and a verdict
- An ATS check
- Your lines rewritten
What the Apollo online application looks like
Find your team's posting
Apollo has no single summer class application. Each team posts its own role on Workday: for summer 2027, Credit Trading went up on Apr 24, 2026, Multi Credit on Apr 29, 2026 and Engineering on Oct 19, 2026. Apollo's own page says summer roles are posted in the fall for the next summer, so watch from spring and expect most teams in the fall.3,4,6,2
Sophomores have an earlier door
The Class of 2029 could first apply through the 2027 Sophomore Summer Analyst program, posted Sep 30, 2026 for New York, El Segundo and Austin. It closed on Oct 13, 2026. Expect the next sophomore posting around late September 2027 (summer 2028), for the Class of 2030.5,7,6
Read the posting for what the team wants
Each posting lists its own skills. Credit Trading asked for experience in financial markets, working knowledge of high yield, loans, derivatives and equity trading, and high proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and Bloomberg. The Sophomore posting asked for interest in finance shown through internships and coursework, and comfort in Excel.4,5
Fill in the form
Apply on Workday with your resume. The form sits behind a Workday login, so check each field when you open it. A cover letter or short written answer can be optional or required depending on the posting; if the form asks, keep it short and name the team and why.3,7
After you submit
Expect one to three screens, by phone or video, then a superday. Whole processes have run from under a month to about two months.9,10,11,12,13
What the form asks
- Workday profile Required
- Created on Apollo's Workday job site when you apply. One posting per team.
- Resume Required
- What the team reads first, and what the early screens walk through.
- Class year and location Required
- Each posting names its class year and offices; check yours fits before you apply.
- Cover letter, transcript Check the form
- Treat a cover letter as optional and have a transcript ready in case the form asks.
The class year, teams and offices come from the postings; the form fields are our best reading, since the form sits behind a Workday login. Check each field when you open it.3,4,5,7
Apollo resume checklist
- One page, saved as a PDF.
- Education first while you are a student: school, degree written out, graduation month and year.
- GPA as 3.71/4.00; give it even if it is lower than you would like.
- Experience newest first, two or three bullets each, every bullet starting with a verb.
- For credit teams, a bullet that shows leverage, coverage or a downside case you built yourself.
- Deal and modeling words only for work you did and can explain in a screen.
- Leadership roles over memberships: what you ran, led or built.
- Skills last: Excel, PowerPoint, Bloomberg, any programming, and interests you could talk about for a minute.
What to put on it
Your resume is what the team reads first, and early screens walk through it line by line. While you are a student, Education goes first, then work and leadership experience, then skills, activities and interests. The examples below are Intervyo rewrites of common resume lines, not questions from the form.14,15,16
- Education: School, degree, graduation month and year, and GPA. First on the page while you are a student.
- Experience: Internships and jobs, newest first, with two or three bullets that say what you did and what came of it.
- Leadership and activities: Clubs, investment funds and roles where you owned the work, not just memberships.
- Skills and interests: Excel, Bloomberg, any programming, and a few real interests, last on the page.
Example questions and how to answer them
Experience bullet"Rewrite this bullet: "Helped with credit analysis for the student fund.""4,14
- 1Start with a verb for what you did yourself: built, underwrote, wrote, presented.
- 2Name the work: leverage and coverage ratios, a downside case, a covenant review.
- 3Add scale in numbers: the company, the debt, the team.
- 4End with what happened next: the vote, the position, the grade.
Tip: Apollo's postings ask for an understanding of capital markets, investment metrics and leverage, so a credit bullet should show you can read a capital structure. Use only work you can explain for a minute in a screen.
Example answer, written by Intervyo (not a real candidate)
Underwrote a $400M term loan for a B2B distributor in the student credit fund: built leverage, coverage and free cash flow cases and a downside scenario; presented a hold call that the fund's 12-person committee adopted.
Education line"Rewrite this education line: "Penn, Econ, 3.7, 2029""4,14
- 1University and location on the first line.
- 2Degree written out, with the expected graduation month and year.
- 3GPA to two decimals with the scale.
- 4An optional line for relevant coursework or honors.
Tip: Summer 2028 junior-summer postings will ask for the Class of 2029, going by the Class of 2028 on the summer 2027 postings, so most applicants show a 2029 date. Always give the GPA.
Example answer, written by Intervyo (not a real candidate)
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Bachelor of Arts in Economics, expected May 2029. GPA: 3.71/4.00 Relevant coursework: Corporate Finance, Financial Accounting, Fixed Income
Leadership and activities"Rewrite this activity: "Member, Investment Club.""14
- 1Lead with the role and what you ran, not just that you joined.
- 2Say what you did yourself.
- 3Give one number for scale.
- 4Show a result or a decision your work led to.
Example answer, written by Intervyo (not a real candidate)
Credit sector lead, Investment Club (60 members): ran a 5-person team covering high yield issuers, wrote 4 credit memos a semester and pitched 2 bonds the club added to its $150K portfolio.
From resume to screen"Explain each item on your resume."16,12
- 1Give each entry one line on what you did and one on what you learned.
- 2Have a number ready for every bullet: the size, the result, the time.
- 3Link each step to why you want this Apollo team.
- 4Expect a follow-up on anything technical, so cut what you cannot defend.
Tip: This was the question in a New York Real Estate summer analyst process (Apr 2018). Early Apollo rounds are mostly about your background, so every line on the page is a likely question.
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How long to hear back after the online application
Apollo's teams run their own processes, so timing varies by team. Most processes have taken one to two months in all, and some under a month.9,10,11,12,13
Apr 2018
Real Estate, New York
Phone interviews, then a superday on video with the team in New York and San Francisco; 1 to 2 months in all.12
Sep 2019
Debt Capital Markets, New York
Through on-campus recruiting: three phone screens, then a superday of seven interviews; 1 to 2 months, offer accepted.10
Oct 2021
Real Estate, New York
Through on-campus recruiting: three interviews, then a superday of about four hours with five interviews; 1 to 2 months.11
May 2022
Real Estate Debt summer analyst
Applied online; one phone interview, under a month, with little word on the timeline.13
Jan 2026
Real Estate Credit summer analyst, New York
Applied online; a casual, mostly behavioral first round with a few market questions; 1 to 2 months.9
Some processes give little word on the timeline between rounds, so a quiet week is common.13
Best guessIf two weeks pass after you apply with no word, the team has likely moved on; keep applying to other Apollo teams as they post.
What happens after the online application
Online applicationYou are here
Phone or video screens
One to three screens, often by phone: your background, why Apollo and the role, and a few market questions.9,10,11,12
Superday
Five to seven interviews in one day, mostly behavioral, with technical questions or a case study in some.10,11
Junior summer vs the sophomore program
Apollo has two ways in for undergraduates. The junior-summer roles post team by team; the sophomore program posts once, in the fall.
Who
The class one year from graduating: Class of 2028 for summer 2027.4
The class two years from graduating: Class of 2029 for summer 2027.5
Posted, summer 2027
Team by team: Apr 24, 2026 (Credit Trading), Apr 29, 2026 (Multi Credit), Oct 19, 2026 (Engineering).4,6
Sep 30, 2026; closed Oct 13, 2026.5
FAQ
When do Apollo 2028 summer analyst applications open?
Team by team. For summer 2027, Credit Trading posted on Apr 24, 2026, Multi Credit on Apr 29, 2026 and Engineering on Oct 19, 2026, and Apollo says its summer roles go up in the fall. Expect summer 2028 Credit Trading around April 2027 and most other teams in fall 2027.4,6,2,8
Does Apollo have a sophomore program?
Yes. The 2027 Sophomore Summer Analyst program was posted on Sep 30, 2026 for the Class of 2029, in New York, El Segundo and Austin, and closed on Oct 13, 2026. Expect the next one around late September 2027.5,7
What GPA do you need for Apollo?
The two summer 2027 postings name no GPA figure. They ask for a record of academic achievement, or an excellent academic record for sophomores. Give your GPA on the resume either way.4,5,14
Does Apollo ask for a cover letter?
Follow the form. A cover letter or short written answer can be optional or required depending on the posting, and the two summer 2027 postings name none. If the form has a field for one, keep it short: the team, why it, and one piece of work that shows you fit.7,4,5
Does Apollo have an online test or HireVue?
Plan for a phone or video screen first, and read every email in case a test comes with it. One New York Real Estate process (Apr 2018) listed an IQ test and a personality test alongside its phone interviews.9,10,12
Online application at other firms
Sources
Firm pages first, then dated candidate reports. Last checked Nov 4, 2026.
- 1Apollo: Careers
- 2Apollo: Life at Apollo
- 3Apollo (Workday): Apollo Careers job site
- 4Apollo (job-board copy, OpenQuant): 2027 Summer Analyst, Credit Trading (New York, posted Apr 24, 2026)
- 5Apollo (job-board copy, Internships.com): 2027 Sophomore Summer Analyst (posted Sep 30, 2026)
- 6Extern: Apollo Global Internship 2027-2028: Programs, Deadlines & How to Apply · prep site
- 7Finbound: Apollo Internship 2027: Sophomore Analyst Guide · prep site
- 8Extern: Finance Internships Summer 2028: When Each Firm Opens · prep site
- 9Candidate report on a public forum: Real Estate Credit Summer Analyst interview, New York (Jan 2026)
- 10Candidate report on a public forum: Intern interview, Debt Capital Markets, New York (Sep 2019)
- 11Candidate report on a public forum: Intern interview, Real Estate, New York (Oct 2021)
- 12Candidate report on a public forum: Summer Analyst interview, Real Estate, New York (Apr 2018)
- 13Candidate report on a public forum: RE Debt SA interview (May 2022)
- 14Mergers & Inquisitions: The Ideal Investment Banking Resume Template To Land Interviews & Job Offers · prep site
- 15Mergers & Inquisitions: Private Equity Resume Guide w/ Free Resume Templates (.docx) · prep site
- 16Candidate reports on a public forum: Apollo Global Management interview questions, latest 10 reviews (Nov 2026)
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