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).
Interview process was fast as they want to fill headcount quickly, interview questions were manageable and not technical as compared to other banks, but of course depends on department and interviewer.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Jefferies
Interview
Everyone was very friendly. Wanted to get a strong sense of who you were but also wanted to see what you knew about the industry. Know your technicals. Overall great process
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Jefferies (New York, NY) in Sep 2021
Interview
The interview consisted of a 4 interviews, 1 first round and 3 final round interviews. All the interviews were 20 - 30 minutes and went over basic financial technical questions, then there was a behavioral portion.