I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Jefferies (Charlotte, NC) in Sep 2022
Interview
I interviewed at Jefferies Consumer and Retail in the charlotte office. Overall, I had a great experience - the people interviewing me were very personable and seemed genuinely interested in my background. The initial interview was not too difficult - behavioral, maybe 1 or 2 light technical questions. The superday was 2/3 behavioral and 1/3 technical. I would recommend knowing very well to make yourself stand out because this could be a detriment to your candidacy if you don't know the fundamentals. At the time, I was not good with technicals which hurt my chances. Overall good experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Walk me through a DCF 2. How do the three financial statements link together 3. What should a company do with excess capital on the balance sheet 4. What are the qualitative aspects of why a company is valued at 100B more than another 5. How do you value a company
The interview process consisted of a phone screen, a first round interview, and finally a superday. This was all conducted via zoom and the process was relatively quick. It was roughly two weeks from start to finish.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is one company that you think would make an interesting m&a opportunity right now?
I applied online. I interviewed at Jefferies (London, England)
Interview
The Jefferies interview process was unexpectedly slow and drawn-out. While the content remained standard for investment banking—focusing on typical technical and behavioural questions—the overall length was disappointing. I found the timeline unnecessarily long compared to other firms, which impacted my overall candidate experience.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Jefferies
Interview
Interviewed with SVP, 2 VPs, Associate, and analyst over 1 week and received offer within 3 weeks. Technical questions were industry specific and behavioral ones focused on capacity to work long hours and desire to work at Jefferies in the specific group.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What makes you think you can work the long hours required of this role?