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).
very in-depth, asking thorough questions, and what-if scenarios. Have to act quickly and in a calm manner. Want to see if capable of more than the bare minimum, and idk what else to say
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Jefferies (London, England) in Aug 2023
Interview
Applied through a referral. Very positive first round with Associate and Analyst of the Tech team. Both fit and standard technical questions. Team didn't hire interns w/o UK Visa so the process didn't progress.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself. Walk me through the EV-EBITDA bridge. Walk me through a DCF with emphasis on terminal value calculations
Standard questions, why firm, why role, what do the daily activities in this role entail,etc. Fairly conversational style interviews. Good to know a deal as well as being up to date with market trends