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).
Mostly fit questions and some numerical questions/brainteasers. Asked to list different ways to value a company and if I was able to explain the 3 statements of income, balance and cash flow.
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Question 1
What are different ways to value a company?
Can you explain the 3 statements of income.
More than technical questions, interview was focused on fit / behavioral questions. Also, be prepared for what you wrote on the resume because they might ask what you did. (3 Back to back interviews)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What will you do if you have conflicts with teammates?
I applied online. I interviewed at Jefferies in Dec 2023
Interview
I applied online through their career section and heard back about 5-6 weeks later with them wanting to set up a 30-minute Zoom interview. The interviewer was very friendly and laid back. They were currently working as a business analyst themselves.
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Question 1
- Favorite and Least Favorite Class
- Tell me about yourself
- Do you have any connections to the area
- Can you tell me a bit more about your work experience.