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 in Sep 2022
Interview
First round - standard questions, friendly interviewer. Asked about my background, why Jefferies, then a few technical questions. I'm not from the UK so got asked why I'd chosen to study there. AC - two interviews with MDs, quite conversational. One behavioral and one technical.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Jefferies, Pros/Cons of debt vs equity (and follow up on current economy), discussions about my own experience and how that related to technicals.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Jefferies (London, England) in Jan 2023
Interview
After online test called SHL platform, which includes some Numerical, SJT questions. It's easy, be care for the time limit. About 1 and half monts later, i recieved a phone call. It's about 20 mins.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Jefferies (New York, NY) in Oct 2021
Interview
lot of behavioral questions for private wealth mgmt internship. only really asked about the markets once. you go through meeting with at least 5 different people asking u the same questions basically. just stand out and be memorable.