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).
The first step is an online application. The first round is a 30 minute interview with an associate in the group that is pretty much just getting to know you and your interests.
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Question 1
Tell me about yourself and why you applied for this job?
Spoke with associate three weeks after applying. They questions all consisted of behavioral, fit and technical; it was a video interview that lasted about thirty minutes long. The process went smoothly.
I applied online and received an email to do an online assessment: the situational was around 15 minutes and the logical was around 35 minutes.
The logical included identifying patterns, planning schedules and numerical questions.
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Question 1
I still have not received a reply after the assessment