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      Jefferies

      Engaged Employer

      Jefferies reviews

      3.9

      66% would recommend to a friend

      (1,282 total reviews)
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      Richard B. Handler

      80% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Career opportunities

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.6

      Culture & values

      3.6

      Senior management

      3.2

      Work/Life balance

      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
      4.0
      Jul 27, 2014

      Pleasant Place to work

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good interaction with people that you work with. Pleasant atmosphere to work at. Hours are flexible. Dress code is casual.

      Cons

      Internal mobility is rare. You are asked to do a job and that job may not change a lot.

      2.0
      Jul 24, 2014

      Talking a Big Game

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Management's current mindset on expansion could present opportunities for financial services professionals looking to shift their current roles to a different company.

      Cons

      Continually heard from management how Jefferies was "special" and had a "uniquely different approach" to financial services compared to the traditional bulge bracket firms. In truth, it has all the pitfalls of larger rivals (uninspired thinking and leadership, internal politics) without the benefit of their expansive institutional scale and resources.

      1.0
      Jul 4, 2014

      A so-called “Best Place to Work” three years in a row -- Really?

      Vice president
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      They like to hire people from top firms. So it is easy to negotiate for a large salary hike when you join. But don’t expect too much afterward. Working hours are decent.

      Cons

      The cash bonus clawback policy was supposed to apply to all, but some seniors get away with that, and leaving the lower level employees have to pay back when they leave. If you leave, you will have to pay back your last years bonus! Your direct manager reviews your emails, Bloomberg chats, and internal chat system every week. They like to outsource a lot of functions (not just those typical ones that are widely known). You won’t be surprised if one day they tell you that you will continue to do what you do, but no longer their employees.

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