阿波罗再次推迟今年的校园招聘，去年类似的举措曾帮助推动私募股权行业整体招聘时间表的延迟。据Business Insider获得的一封电子邮件显示，私募股权巨头阿波罗周四下午向潜在候选人表示，公司将不会在今年日历年内招聘其2028届助理级别的员工。该备忘录由私募股权联席负责人David Sambur和私募股权全球副负责人Antoine G. Munfakh签署，称公司将等待那些在今年夏天开始投资银行职业生涯的候选人“更接近完成一整年的专业经验”时再进行招聘。
Apollo is delaying on-cycle recruiting again this year, after a similar move last year helped push back the recruiting timeline across the private equity industry. The private equity giant told prospective candidates Thursday afternoon that it will not recruit its 2028 associate class this calendar year, according to an email obtained by Business Insider. The memo, signed by David Sambur, co-head of Private Equity, and Antoine G. Munfakh, deputy global head of Private Equity, said the firm will wait until candidates who started their investment banking careers over the summer are "closer to completing one full year of professional experience."
备忘录中表示，这一举措的目的是说服私募股权行业的其他公司也推迟招聘流程，以便候选人和雇主都能做出“更好的决定”。去年，阿波罗首席执行官Marc Rowan表示公司将推迟校园招聘后，其他公司如General Atlantic也决定暂停招聘。备忘录中称：“我们看到行业内其他公司采取了类似措施感到鼓舞，并希望更多公司今年也能如此做。”
The hope, the memo said, is that this will convince others in private equity to delay their process so both candidates and employers can make "better decisions." Last year, after Apollo CEO Marc Rowan said the firm would delay on-cycle recruiting, others, such as General Atlantic also decided to pause. "We were encouraged that others in the industry took similar steps, and we hope more firms will do the same this year," the memo said.
校园招聘——私募股权公司提前一年甚至两年聘请初级投资银行家担任助理职位的有争议流程——在疫情之后的几年里一直在逐步提前。摩根大通首席执行官杰米·戴蒙一直是该流程的主要批评者，称其“不道德”。2025年，随着有传言称校园招聘可能在一些学生甚至大学毕业前就开始，摩根大通推出了一项政策：接受未来日期的私募股权offer的新进分析师可能会被解雇。
On-cycle recruiting — the controversial process through which private equity firms hire junior investment bankers for associate roles a year or even two before they would start — had crept earlier and earlier in the years following the pandemic. JPMorgan's CEO, Jamie Dimon, has been a big critic of the process, calling it "unethical." In 2025, amid rumblings that on-cycle recruiting could take place before some students even graduated from college, JPMorgan rolled out a policy that incoming analysts could be terminated for accepting future-dated private equity offers.
随后，阿波罗决定暂停其2027届助理的校园招聘，这一举措引发了连锁反应，使得招聘流程一直延续到今年。
Apollo then decided to pause its on-cycle recruiting for 2027 associates, setting off a chain reaction that delayed the process well into this year.
关于该做法是否会在2028届再次提前启动的问题一直存在争议，但看来随着这一最新举措，阿波罗再次试图放缓整个行业的招聘时间表。请阅读下面的完整备忘录： — 致：有意申请阿波罗助理职位的候选人，2028届 主题：阿波罗招聘，2028届 祝贺你们开始投资银行业的职业生涯。我们深知这一时期既令人兴奋又充满挑战，希望你们正享受这段经历并学到很多东西。
Questions have swirled if the practice would kick off early again this for the 2028 class, but it appears with this latest move, Apollo is trying to slow down the recruiting timeline across the industry again. Read the full memo below: —- To: Prospective Apollo Associate Candidates, Class of 2028 Subject: Apollo Recruiting, Class of 2028 Congratulations on beginning your career in investment banking. We know how exciting and demanding this period can be, and we hope you are enjoying the experience and learning a great deal.
去年六月，我们曾向有意申请我们2027届助理班的候选人发信，解释阿波罗为何决定推迟招聘流程。当时我们如此认为，如今我们仍持此观点：年轻专业人士应有机会在做出重要职业决策之前，先发展技能、积累有意义的经验，并更好地了解自己的兴趣。我们很欣慰看到行业内其他公司也采取了类似措施，并希望更多公司今年也能效仿。
Last June, we wrote to prospective candidates for our Associate Class of 2027 to explain why Apollo would be delaying its recruiting process. We believed then, as we do now, that young professionals should have the opportunity to develop their skills, gain meaningful experience and better understand their interests before making important decisions about their careers. We were encouraged that others in the industry took similar steps, and we hope more firms will do the same this year.
年轻专业人士仍应在做出重要职业决策前，拥有更多时间来积累宝贵的人生和工作经验。我们想告诉你们的是，对于2028届助理班，阿波罗将不参加今年日历年的在岗招聘，并打算等到候选人接近完成一年全职专业经验时，才开始正式招聘助理职位。我们认为，让候选人在开始招聘流程前拥有更多时间和经验，有助于候选人和雇主双方做出更好的决定。
Young professionals still deserve more time to gather valuable life and work experience before making important career decisions. We wanted to share with you that for the Associate Class of 2028, we will not participate in on-cycle recruiting this calendar year and intend to wait until candidates are closer to completing one full year of professional experience before engaging in formal recruiting for an Associate position. We believe giving candidates more time and experience before beginning the process leads to better decisions for candidates and employers alike.
在此期间，我们将继续与你们中的许多人相处，向你们介绍我们的平台，并分享阿波罗提供的丰富多样的职业机会。当我们的正式招聘流程开始时，我们将审慎开展此项工作，并为候选人提供充足的时间来准备、面试和考虑他们的录用通知。
In the meantime, we will continue to spend time with many of you, introduce you to our platform and share the diverse array of career opportunities available at Apollo. When our formal recruiting process begins, we intend to approach it thoughtfully and give candidates ample time to prepare, interview and consider their offers.
这一切都没有改变我们对会面和招募杰出年轻人才的热情。恰恰相反。投资于我们的员工一直是阿波罗成功的核心，我们仍致力于吸引和培养下一代投资专业人士。目前，我们的建议很简单：专注于眼前的机会。尽可能多地学习。建立关系，培养你的判断力，并花时间去发现你真正感兴趣的事情。你将有充足的时间来决定职业生涯下一章的事宜。
None of this changes our enthusiasm for meeting and recruiting exceptional young talent. Quite the opposite. Investing in our people has always been central to Apollo's success, and we remain committed to attracting and developing the next generation of investment professionals. For now, our advice is simple: Focus on the opportunity in front of you. Learn as much as you can. Build relationships, develop your judgment, and take the time to discover what genuinely interests you. There will be plenty of time to make decisions about the next chapter of your career.
我们期待了解你们，并希望你们中有许多人会考虑在阿波罗发展自己的职业生涯。祝好，大卫·桑布尔 合伙人、私募股权联席主管兼股权主管 安托万·G·芒法赫 合伙人、私募股权全球副主管
We look forward to getting to know you and hope many of you will consider building your careers at Apollo. Best, David Sambur Partner, Co-Head of Private Equity and Head of Equity Antoine G. Munfakh Partner, Deputy Global Head of Private Equity