Is Jefferies a good company to work for?

Jefferies has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 1,641 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 66% of employees would recommend working at Jefferies to a friend and 71% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Jefferies have been left by employees working as Managing Director , Investment Banking Summer Analyst and Intern .

Does Jefferies pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Jefferies employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Jefferies. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Jefferies?

66% of Jefferies employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Jefferies 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Jefferies?

Analyst (151) , Investment Banking Analyst (138) , Associate (90) , Vice President (72) , Intern (31) , Summer Analyst (29) , Investment Banking Summer Analyst (27) , Equity Research Associate (24) , Investment Banking Associate (23) , Managing Director (20) , Senior Vice President (18) , Assistant Vice President (16) , IB Analyst (14) , Research Associate (13) , Sales Associate (13)

What are the pros of working at Jefferies according to real employee reviews?

"Leveraged Financed group worked alot but group MDs were solid/group culture was good which made it sustainable (definitely not the same for all other groups)" ((in 165 reviews)); "Great people and rapidly growing" ((in 123 reviews)); "Investment banking pay is good" ((in 51 reviews)); "Great team and exposure to deals" ((in 35 reviews)); "Good Benefits and Depending on the group culture might be good" ((in 33 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Jefferies according to real employee reviews?

"Hours are long and unpredictable" ((in 108 reviews)); "no work life balance and did not respect your time" ((in 56 reviews)); "Working long hours might not be for everyone" ((in 32 reviews)); "Salary doesn’t change much even though bonus is good" ((in 17 reviews)); "managers have careers that stagnate largely due to politics." ((in 12 reviews))

What are employees saying about Jefferies layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Jefferies layoffs and their outlook for job security at Jefferies in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Jefferies locations?

New York , Jersey City , San Francisco , Houston , Charlotte , Boston , Los Angeles , Richmond , Dallas , Chicago , Stamford , Foster City , Salt Lake City , Norwalk , Chatham , Fort Lee , Garfield , Little Silver , Barrington , Calumet City , Downers Grove , Lombard , Virginia Beach , Kansas City , Cuba , Albany , Brooklyn , Rockville Centre , New York Mills , Milwaukee

Jefferies reviews

3.9

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,282 total reviews)

Richard B. Handler

80% approve of CEO

71% 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).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

Oct 3, 2015

Fixed Income Sales & Trading Analyst

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Relatively "smaller" firm, get a lot of hands on experience No "big bank" restrictions

Cons

Little investment in the development of junior employees Few women, little diversity

4.0

Oct 2, 2015

vice president

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

treat employee well, great culture, promote creativity. you'll find ample opportunities to excel if you work hard. good work/life balance.

Cons

as firm expands, some of the great culture fades and disappears. with crisis, lawsuits, and scandals hitting the firm one by one, management lost the capability to focus on its employees and maintain transparency.

3.0

Oct 2, 2015

Jefferies

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Young culture and low-bureacracy compared to other investment banks

Cons

Culture and hours vary greatly from group to group

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