Interview questions
Interview questions for summer 2028, firm by firm
Each set below is one firm's interview or superday: the format, the questions asked in recent US cycles, and worked answers. Open the firms you applied to and practice their questions out loud.
How US interviews are built
Banks run a recorded first round, then a superday. Goldman Sachs follows its HireVue with a series of final round interviews, typically two to five for campus hires depending on the division. J.P. Morgan runs two rounds: a recorded HireVue, then an interview round of one or more interviews, virtual or in person by program. Its New York Leveraged Finance superday in February 2025 (summer 2026) was four interviews of about 25 minutes, mixing behavioral and technical questions.
Consulting pairs a case with questions about you. McKinsey runs personal experience interviews and problem-solving interviews for most client-facing roles. BCG names three parts: a skills interview on your experience and motivation, a case interview, and a team interview.
Law firms hire 2L summer associates on a different clock. Kirkland & Ellis interviews on a rolling basis and decides offers once first-semester grades are released.
How to use these sets
Start with the firms where you have an interview booked, then the firms you applied to. Each set opens with the format, so you know how long you have per answer before you start.
Answer each question cold first, out loud, then compare with the worked answer and try again. For behavioral questions, build six to eight stories from your resume that each cover several prompts. For technical questions, learn to work the answer out rather than recite it, because interviewers change the numbers.
Investment banks
Superdays and first-round interviews at the bulge brackets and elite boutiques.
- Goldman Sachs superday6 worked questions, 12 more asked
- J.P. Morgan superday6 worked questions, 13 more asked
- J.P. Morgan first-round interview5 worked questions, 6 more asked
- Morgan Stanley superday6 worked questions, 11 more asked
- Morgan Stanley first-round interview6 worked questions, 11 more asked
- Bank of America superday6 worked questions, 7 more asked
- Bank of America first-round interview6 worked questions, 5 more asked
- Citi superday6 worked questions, 11 more asked
- Citi first-round interview6 worked questions, 9 more asked
- Barclays superday5 worked questions, 10 more asked
- Deutsche Bank superday5 worked questions, 7 more asked
- UBS superday5 worked questions, 7 more asked
- Wells Fargo superday6 worked questions, 9 more asked
- RBC Capital Markets superday5 worked questions, 6 more asked
- Jefferies superday5 worked questions, 11 more asked
- Evercore superday5 worked questions, 11 more asked
- Evercore first-round interview4 worked questions, 12 more asked
- Lazard superday5 worked questions, 10 more asked
- Lazard first-round interview5 worked questions, 12 more asked
- Centerview Partners superday6 worked questions, 17 more asked
- Centerview Partners first-round interview5 worked questions, 18 more asked
- Moelis & Company superday5 worked questions, 8 more asked
- PJT Partners superday5 worked questions, 10 more asked
- Perella Weinberg Partners superday5 worked questions, 6 more asked
- Guggenheim Securities superday5 worked questions, 7 more asked
- Houlihan Lokey superday6 worked questions, 12 more asked
Private equity, asset management and trading
Buy-side and trading firms that hire summer interns.
- Blackstone superday5 worked questions, 11 more asked
- Blackstone first-round interview4 worked questions, 15 more asked
- KKR superday5 worked questions, 11 more asked
- KKR interview6 worked questions, 16 more asked
- Apollo superday4 worked questions, 5 more asked
- Bain Capital superday5 worked questions, 10 more asked
- Carlyle interview5 worked questions, 5 more asked
- BlackRock superday5 worked questions, 11 more asked
- Citadel Securities Quantitative Trader intern superday5 worked questions, 8 more asked
- Point72 Academy summer internship interview5 worked questions, 6 more asked
- Jane Street Quantitative Trader interview5 worked questions, 10 more asked
Consulting
Case and behavioral interviews at strategy firms and the Big 4.
- McKinsey interview4 worked questions, 12 more asked
- BCG interview5 worked questions, 11 more asked
- Bain & Company interview5 worked questions, 9 more asked
- Oliver Wyman interview5 worked questions, 7 more asked
- Kearney interview5 worked questions, 7 more asked
- L.E.K. Consulting interview5 worked questions, 10 more asked
- Deloitte interview5 worked questions, 14 more asked
- Accenture interview5 worked questions, 9 more asked
- EY interview5 worked questions, 14 more asked
- KPMG interview5 worked questions, 16 more asked
- PwC internship interview5 worked questions, 12 more asked
Law firms
Screening interviews and callbacks for 2L summer associates.
- Kirkland & Ellis screening and callback5 worked questions, 7 more asked
- Latham & Watkins interview and callback5 worked questions, 9 more asked
- Skadden screening and callback5 worked questions, 8 more asked
- Sullivan & Cromwell screener and callback5 worked questions, 11 more asked
- Davis Polk screening and callback5 worked questions, 7 more asked
- Cleary Gottlieb screening and callback5 worked questions, 6 more asked
- Paul, Weiss screening and callback5 worked questions, 7 more asked
- Simpson Thacher screening and callback5 worked questions, 7 more asked
- Wachtell Lipton screening and callback5 worked questions, 7 more asked
Question banks by topic
Core questions by subject, for practice across firms.
Practice a superday out loud
Intervyo runs firm-specific mock interviews and scores your structure and delivery after every answer.
FAQ
Interview questions: common questions
A mix of behavioral and technical. In J.P. Morgan's New York Leveraged Finance superday in February 2025 (summer 2026), the behavioral side was why J.P. Morgan, a time you handled pressure and a leadership story; the technical side was the three statements, how depreciation flows through them, DCF and comparable companies, and how rising rates affect valuation and M&A. Each firm's set above lists the questions asked there.
Sources
Firm pages first, then dated reports. Last checked Nov 5, 2026.
- 1Goldman Sachs: Prepare (students)
- 2JPMorganChase: Early careers digital handbook (PDF)
- 3McKinsey & Company: Interviewing at McKinsey
- 4BCG Careers: Consulting Interview Process
- 5Kirkland & Ellis: Your Kirkland Experience
- 6Candidate report on a public forum: J.P. Morgan Summer Analyst interview, Leveraged Finance, New York (Feb 2025)