Jefferies Interview Questions

40 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (79%)

The Interview Experience is a score from 1 star (very negative) to 5 stars (very positive) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.

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Interview Difficulty (95%)

The Interview Difficulty is a score ranging from very difficult (red) to very easy (green) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. The higher the number, the more difficult the interviews on average. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more insights, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire data set.

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% Interns - FT Offers (95%)

The % of Interns Getting a Full Time Offer chart is meant to provide a realistic estimate of the hiring practices of the company based on the reviews at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to the simple company average and away from the average of the entire data set.

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Interviews at Jefferies

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Intern
Year 2026
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Debt Capital Markets
Location
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Analyst
Year 2026
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division N/A
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
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1st Year Analyst
Year 2026
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location New York
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
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Summer Associate Intern
Year 2025
Job Title Summer Associate Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2026
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Equity Capital Markets
Location New York
Experience
Negative
Difficulty
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Year 2026
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Public Finance
Location New York
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Neutral
Difficulty
Difficult
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Year 2025
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Industrials
Location Charlotte
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2026
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2025
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Boston
Experience
Negative
Difficulty
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Year 2025
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Group/Division Healthcare
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Jefferies Examples

Intern Interview - Debt Capital Markets

Anonymous interview candidate in
Interviewed: May 2026
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Skills Test
IQ / Intelligence Test
Personality Test
Interview
SHL online assessment verbal logical, fairly easy but you have to be fast i still do not know the answer i will update when i hear back from them
Interview Questions
the logical questions some of them were confusing

Analyst Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: March 2026
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Slow. They had me go through 3 rounds of 3 back to back interviews. The final interview was with the two group heads and then I actually never even heard back from them regarding decisions
Interview Questions
Nothing too difficult.

First Year Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: March 2026
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Received a first round invite at some point in Late February. Had gotten connected to a recruiter as my resume had been flagged in the fall. About 3 weeks later heard from an associate asking if I could do a 1st round interview the next day. Interview went well, asked a few gut-check technicals (Revenue to UFCF, Valuation Methodologies, $10 million of depreciation, some merger math, accretion/dilution, etc) but it was very heavy on fit and and actual interest in Jefferies. Interviewer was a really good guy - super laid back and friendly. Heard back two weeks later regarding a superday met with an SVP and MD. SVP was big on fit, dug a bit on resume, but also asked a few gut-check technicals (ex. risks of the main valuation methodologies, how do you screen for comps.etc). MD was very conversational, but dug on resume again. Overall, very good people, somewhat unorganized but overall a pretty efficient process.
Interview Questions
What are the risks of the valuation methodologies? Nothing too unexpected. Essentially reverse engineered the pros of each valuation methodology back to their cons.

Summer Associate Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: October 2025
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Chosen for Early MBA Summer Associate program. Was invited to NYC for a day where they talk about the firm and hear from the CEO. Everyone chosen for this program was given a round 1 interview. Round 1 interview was a week later.
Interview Questions
The interviewer asked me to talk about tariffs and what I knew about them, and then grilled me on some specifics
Asked the standard why IB, why Jefferies, why I picked my MBA school
No technicals but asked more about trends for industries I was interested in

Summer Analyst Interview - Equity Capital Markets

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: January 2026
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
I received an email with possible times (very last minute) and knew the recruiters. It was a 2-1, analyst and associate. For a first found it was 90% technical. As I applied for ECM they hammered different offerings and details about them, why would they pick this offering etc. Know IPO, ATM, FPO and convertible bonds like the back of your hand. They then told me that Ill hear early next week on a super day which took 2 weeks and I did not get it. Overall the interviewers didnt seem very engaged, didnt ask too much about myself and went straight into the details. One was on his phone during the interview.
Interview Questions
For me asking what an After the market offering (ATM) was and to explain why companies would do it over a FPO.

Public Finance Interview - Public Finance

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: February 2026
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Applied online after networking with a couple of juniors. 1 month later I received an interview. The camera of the interviewer was off so it felt a bit impersonal but I was asked questions about lines on my resume and basic public finance knowledg. My tip is to know your resume inside out!
Interview Questions

2027 Summer Analyst Interview - Industrials

Anonymous interview candidate in Charlotte
Interviewed: December 2025
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
30 minute phone interview that consisted of behaviorals and technicals. Asked my why jefferies, why aerospace, why banking and then the technicals were $100 inventory buy, who pays more strategic or PE, and others
Interview Questions
All of them were pretty surface level, just make sure to get your basic finance and accounting technicals down

Summer Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: January 2026
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Phone interview. Asked TMAY, why jefferies, why x group. Following that question he continued to ask about the group specifically - what stocks and trends do you follow in this group - how do you value companies in this group - is the stock you mentioned a good LBO candidate and why - what makes a company a good company to purchase
Interview Questions
Is x company a good LBO candidate and why - not necessarily super hard but caught me off guard for a first round

Investment Banking Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Boston
Interviewed: March 2025
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Really dragged out process for a SA role. Networked on the phone with a few team members then got the first round. The first round was more behavioral with very basic technicals. The second round was similar to the first but I was interview by two team members. I had a third round with a VP then was ghosted.
Interview Questions
Why are you interested in the automotive aftermarket group?

Associate Interview - Healthcare

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: December 2025
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Presentation
Interview
- 1 on 1 screening interview with senior associate
- 4 day project conducting scientific due diligence
- 1 on 1 review and presentation of the project
- 2 hour financial modeling technical exam
- 3 meetings with group head and 2 senior MDs
Advice: knock the project out of the park as this is the main litmus test/filter for candidates
Interview Questions
Pretty standard behavioral and technical questions. I would be prepared to pitch a stock of interest.
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