Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Jefferies as 66.7% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.17 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Equity Research and Analyst rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Equity Sales and Equity Research roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Jefferies takes an average of 55 days when considering 6 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Praktikant M&A had the quickest hiring process (on average 5 days), whereas Equity Research roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 150 days).
Hard, asked basic technicals but more characters and fit based in my opinion but yeah I'd say definitely prepare your technicals. They also ask character questions as well so prepare.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Jefferies (New York, NY) in Oct 2024
Interview
Resume go through, ask about previous intern experience.
Ask about previous experience with python and sql.
Python easy dsa question followup, it was about hashmap implementation.
Question about their position or company.
Very kind interviewer, make sure to know your technicals. Know basic accounting for first round and research company beforehand. They were super helpful when I needed to reschedule my interview. Come prepared!