Jefferies reviews

3.9

69% would recommend to a friend

(1,278 total reviews)
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Richard B. Handler

83% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Jefferies has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,278 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Jefferies employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzen industry (3.7 stars).

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3.0
Dec 29, 2013

No culture

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Pros

If you produce they pay well. But that has changed with clawbacks so it's very similar to the bulge bracket firms.

Cons

Zero culture. When you take people from deceased firms - Bear, Leh, Mer, GCM - and throw them into an eat what you kill pool and no management from the top you get a toxic stew. People trying to steal accounts, not answering/backing up when off the desk. The one benefit was the monthly hard dollar payouts. That's now gone and clawbacks are in place so other than a place to park your feet there are better places out there.

5.0
Dec 21, 2013

IB Analyst Program

Recommend
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Pros

Dynamic and growing company that is much more flexible and agile than larger banking firms.

Cons

No negatives except for complaints about IB broadly: not a great work life balance, work is not particularly rewarding or technically challenging.

4.0
Dec 10, 2013

First class place to work.

Recommend
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Pros

Exposure to senior staff and chance to see real deal transactions.

Cons

Very long hours ... but this is I-banking life right.

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