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 through college or university. I interviewed at Jefferies
Interview
Superday consists of 4 rounds of back-to-back interview. Overall not difficult but 2 interviews are pretty technical and focused on my investment banking case study a lot (which I didn't answer well probably).
I applied online. I interviewed at Jefferies (San Francisco, CA) in Nov 2020
Interview
An initial interview split into 2 parts, technical and behavioral. The 2 parts were approximately 20-30 mins each. Then a super day with 4-5 interviews, each about 20 mins long.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Is there an area within the technology industry that you are especially interested in covering?
I applied online. I interviewed at Jefferies (De Zoom) in Apr 2021
Interview
Very behavioral but straightforward questions as well. Recruiting process didn’t go my way but appreciated how open everyone was about their experience and what to expect. Overall, good experience yessir