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).
Application - OT - First round (no feedback); might have a following final ac, the group seemed randomly assigned to interviewees, which would be quite challenging to prepare in advance
Combination of technical and fit questions. Technicals included standard accounting and valuation questions. Fit questions included why banking, why Jefferies, strenghts / weaknesses and why should they choose me. I was interviewed by VPs and Associates.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you have an offer from Jefferies today, would you take it?