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).
Two rounds. 30 min first round, light technical. One Hour, three twenty minute interviews. There were about 9 people who are on the totality of the final round. They called at the end of the day.
Starts with a test then two rounds of interviews with two different people. The process was simple enough. The level of difficulty is quite high. No feedback was provided though and am pretty sure there is another round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Starts out with basic IB Q's but the level of difficulty keeps increasing
The first-round interview began with some behavioral questions and quickly moved into technicals. The behavioral questions were very simple and didn't need much preparation. The technical questions involved theoretical coding questions and were mostly to get a feel for your experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe some data structures and how they might be utilized.