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).
Superday on zoom No prior phone interview Six people interviewed me Behavioral 60% + tech 40% Asked how to value bitcoin and bond pricing questions Did not get an offer
online applications, tests and then had telephone interview
was very relaxed and more of a conversation, no technicals asked just more of a competency based interview.
make sure you know key values and commitments
only markets based question was to give a current news story so brush up on this
think of a time when...
why you?
why jefferies?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Jefferies (Charlotte, NC) in Sep 2022
Interview
I interviewed at Jefferies Consumer and Retail in the charlotte office. Overall, I had a great experience - the people interviewing me were very personable and seemed genuinely interested in my background. The initial interview was not too difficult - behavioral, maybe 1 or 2 light technical questions. The superday was 2/3 behavioral and 1/3 technical. I would recommend knowing very well to make yourself stand out because this could be a detriment to your candidacy if you don't know the fundamentals. At the time, I was not good with technicals which hurt my chances. Overall good experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Walk me through a DCF 2. How do the three financial statements link together 3. What should a company do with excess capital on the balance sheet 4. What are the qualitative aspects of why a company is valued at 100B more than another 5. How do you value a company