Jefferies Associate interview questions

The process was unnecessarily long and there were an absurd number of interviews. Went something like this: Initial call/screen with recruiter a few days after applying for the job. Initial interview with hiring manager Two video interviews with other senior members of the team Two very difficult skills tests Two more interviews with other team members Another interview with hiring manager Three more"final" interviews There was 1-2 weeks between each step and the interviews varied greatly in difficulty but the focus on technicals was heavy in almost every conversation. Almost no fit questions whatsoever, including from the most executive person I spoke with. The decision was harsh and was based solely off of one bad interview (very last one, number 9...)