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).
I applied online. I interviewed at Jefferies (Hongkong)
Interview
30 mins, 15 mins technical questions and 15 mins behavioural questions. Technical questions kinda hard and you need to be really proficient in the field. Behavioural questions not really hard just normal questions.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Jefferies (San Francisco, CA) in Feb 2024
Interview
There were a couple of initial phone conversations followed by a superday. The superday had about 6 20-minute rounds with VPs on the team. Generic questions mostly about banking with technicals mostly concentrated to one interview with two interviewers. Following the conversations, they had everyone take a DCF modeling test that had a couple of additional components (WACC, AVP, etc) They provided no updates or communication to those interviewed and sent a generic message ending the hiring process several months after the interview. It was super odd.
I applied through college or university. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Jefferies (Toronto, ON) in Jan 2024
Interview
- First they asked couple of questions related to my background more like a casual conversation
- Second, they asked me technical questions related to accounting like the implications of debt and tax and different transactions to three statements