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      Jefferies

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      Jefferies reviews

      3.9

      69% would recommend to a friend

      (1,282 total reviews)
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      Richard B. Handler

      83% approve of CEO

      69% positive business outlook

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      Jefferies has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,282 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 Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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      1K reviews
      1.0
      Dec 9, 2010

      A strategy that will backfire

      Vice president
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      Pros

      A lot of enthusiastic people - and a lot of them quite young. They are building things for the future and so there is quite some activity.

      Cons

      But then you realize that the old boy network and mentality is still present. In this day and age is mistifying that this can still take place. I mean look how inefficient you can be and how many mistakes will be made by hiring people who have no knowledge of the business you are trying to build. Just because they are your buddies ? For gods sake there is one PM who was a HR person before now responsible your next trading platform... really ?

      4.0
      Dec 17, 2009

      Sink-or-Swim, Learned A Lot

      Investment banking analyst
      Recommend
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      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - non-elitist culture - high pay compared to peers at junior levels - support from vp's for career advice, etc. - access to client management unique for entry-level bankers

      Cons

      - cut-throat environment - up or out - no work-life balance. you will work around the clock and all weekend long, nearly every weekend - staffing system is arbitrary - staffing on fridays

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