Apollo
An alternative asset manager best known for credit and private equity investing, paired with a retirement and insurance business.
- 4
- programs
- 1
- open now
- Private Credit Summer AnalystCreditExpected
- Private Equity Summer AnalystPENo data yet
- Private Equity Summer AnalystPENo data yet
How Apollo recruitsTypical for Private Equity
- 1Application
Resume and transcript. Undergraduate programs screen hard on school and prior internships.
- 2First round
Associate or VP. Why PE, deal or internship walkthrough, LBO mechanics, what makes a good LBO target.
- 3Superday and case
A paper LBO or a timed modeling test, an investment judgment case, and fit with partners.
- 4Offer
Fast. Often same week.
Apollo does not state its process on its own site, so these are the usual stages.
At a glance
- Headquarters
- New York
- US offices
- New Yorkapollo.com
- Posting now
- New York
- Industries
- Private Equity, Private Credit
- Summers
- 2028, 2027
- Last verified
- Nov 11
What Apollo asks5 from public sources
How do you put an investment philosophy to work when you analyze a deal?
First round, technical. eFinancialCareers, Nov 20, 2024
How do you handle priorities that conflict with each other?
First round, behavioral. eFinancialCareers, Nov 20, 2024
How do you approach deadlines?
First round, behavioral. eFinancialCareers, Nov 20, 2024
What are you working on right now?
First round, behavioral. eFinancialCareers, Nov 20, 2024
How do you keep a balance between work and the rest of your life?
First round, behavioral. eFinancialCareers, Nov 20, 2024
Filed base salaries26 filings
- Associate, New YorkNew York$175k median, 26 filings
Base salary Apollo filed for full-time H-1B hires in front-office analyst and associate titles, decided Dec 30, 2024 to Jun 17, 2026. No bonus, and not intern pay. A row needs 5 filings. US Department of Labor disclosure data
Dates by cycle2
- Summer 2027 Private Credit Summer AnalystOpened Apr 28, 2026. Public record.
- Summer 2027 Private Credit Summer AnalystSeen open from Nov 7, 2026. Open now.
Seen open from is the first day we saw the posting on the firm's own site. A public record is the firm's announcement or a dated student post.
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