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).
The process went through 3 different stages: two interviews with a team of 2 people (my interviewers were from RE) and a MD, plus a group work related on which objects you would like to prioritise if you were left with your mates on the moon.
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Question 1
Tell me a recent M&A and the main data of such transaction
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Jefferies (New York, NY) in Apr 2019
Interview
Interview was not that bad and not very technical. They emphasize personal questions and just ask you about current events/markets/stocks. There were 3 rounds with 2 interviewers in each round asking you questions. They also ask you the basic why jefferies questions.
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Question 1
What is a current event and your stance on how it will affect markets
I applied through college or university. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Jefferies (London, England)
Interview
One hour interview at their London office with an associate. Interviewer was friendly. The whole interview included both motivation and technique questions. He also asked about macroeconomics environment changes, like interest rate, unemployment rate .
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How to evaluate a company? What is the advantages and disadvantages of them ? Which one would you use?