Aggressive culture - Investment Banking Analyst Jefferies Employee Review

2.0
Jul 31, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Some groups have great dealflow and therefore experience Pay is inline with most banks Free gym at work

Cons

Very strong hierarchy in place Some groups do very few deals and mainly focus on sponsor buy-sides Bonuses not inline with BBs and EBs

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5.0
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Pros

Lots of deal flow. Chance to learn a lot

Cons

Working hours are expected to be long. Competition

3.0
Jun 16, 2026
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Pros

Supportive firm-wide culture; competitive pay; surrounded by some of the smartest people you'll ever meet.

Cons

Like most banking jobs, incredibly long hours. Group specific: culture can be poor / not well supported, poor organization / staffing at group level.

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