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 (London, England)
Interview
The interview process started with an online application, succeeded by a straightforward numerical test. An in-person interview focusing on skills and cultural fit concluded the experience.
Overall, the procedure was efficient and clear, emphasizing candidate comfort and transparency at each step.
3 rounds back to back in office from associate to MD. MD started first, with everything, either technical or behavioral, and stock pitch. VP came up with mostly technical, another VP for behavioral
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Jefferies (New York, NY) in Nov 2022
Interview
The process was fairly straight forward. First round was a 20 minute behavorial interview. Next round was a "superday" with three back to back interviews of roughly 20 minutes each that had both behavorial and technical components