Jefferies reviews

3.9

69% would recommend to a friend

(1,278 total reviews)
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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
Apr 25, 2013

fair, conservative, no growth

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

conservative, sails through tough times

Cons

B leage, too conservative, cheap

3.0
Mar 6, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

overall decent people. some have a chip on shoulder bc not at a bigger bank

Cons

work on smaller deals that take up just as much time as bigger ones. zero brand name recognition if you try to move on

3.0
Mar 6, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Some deal teams are lean and you get a lot of responsibility and interaction with senior bankers and clients as an analyst. More opportunities to run a deal. Jefferies used to provide good perks (lunch, mobile plan reimbursement, huge discount to LA Sports Club for analysts, etc.) but then they disappeared during the downturn.

Cons

During the downturn, they laid off junior bankers first and then made aggressive strategic senior hires. They claim that analyst bonuses were on par with the rest of the street, but very few actually get that top bonus relative to other banks. Certain IB groups have a terrible reputation. Tech (formerly Jefferies Broadview) used to do great deals, but now run by mostly political senior bankers.

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