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).
Initial interview/ chat to get to know more about the role, team structure and hiring process. Wanted to know background and relevant experience. Interviewed with head of the desk in their London offices.
I applied through other source. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Jefferies (New York, NY) in Jan 2022
Interview
I had about 5 calls/interviews with people on the team as well as people outside the team. Mostly behavioral questions, not too many technicals. Really nice people, not too difficult.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Jefferies (New York, NY) in Aug 2021
Interview
Normal investment banking interview. Consisted of a first round interview and then a superday with back to back 20 minute interviews. Some of the interviews were technical heavy and some not so much.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you could create a company, what would it be? What multiples would you use to value that company?