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).
Really enjoyed the phone screening with the HR rep. She was super friendly and accommodating. I was told the research team would reach out, but I didn't hear back from them for a couple of weeks and ended up accepting an offer somewhere else.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Jefferies (New York, NY) in Feb 2020
Interview
First round interview with two analyst. One focused on technical and another focused on resume experience. They asked very detailed resume questions. Typical interview questions include walk me through DCF, how the three statements are linked.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Jefferies in Jan 2020
Interview
My first round interview was conducted over the phone with an HR rep and the internship coordinator. It lasted about 30 minutes total and I spoke to each person individually for about 15 minutes. Both were quite friendly, informed, and willing to answer questions.