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).
One coding interview, one behavioral, one final round. The coding is not hard, pretty fair for computer science background students. the behavioral part experience is more depend on the group. I interviewed for two groups and the question they asked are not very similar, but all basic behavioral questions include the experiences and ability to handle difficult project, corporate in a team, etc. The final round is one hour and I had some behavioral as well as some logic games. Overall the vibe is good and the interviewers are very friendly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe your most successful project till now, and explain what you did.
The interview was over zoom with a member of their team asking a series of primarily behavioral questions for a total of thirty minutes. There was time at the end to ask the interviewer questions as well.
I applied online. I interviewed at Jefferies (New York, NY) in Feb 2024
Interview
2 20 minute interviews back to back. Each interview contained one MD within the Investment Bank and one associate or analyst. Each interview covered basic technicals and addressing your resume and background.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk me through your resume. Why Jefferies, Why Investment Banking, Why ___ on your resume.