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).
Interviewed for Investment Banking Summer Analyst position in New York, went to a diversity conference prior to one superday with three rounds and a mix of technical and behavioral interview questions. Was relatively easy comparatively to other processes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why IB? Why Jefferies? Walk me through the 3 financial statements
Very relaxed and comfortable. They asked a few technicals and behaviours. If i didnt know it they walked me through it. It was good to be comfortable in the setting
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Jefferies (New York, NY) in Aug 2024
Interview
Team fit call followed by 3 statement model test. Discussed stocks under coverage. 3 statement model test included historicals IS, BS, CF and DCF using mid year convention. The model test was the main deciding factor in moving forward. Take a simple model class and know how to build one front to back. Heat map included.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Thoughts on coverage stock and how it will move in next 12 months