Jefferies Interview Questions

256 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (91%)

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.

3.7
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Interview Difficulty (96%)

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.

3
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% Interns - FT Offers (98%)

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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Year 2025
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Job Title Intern
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Interview Questions & Answers - Jefferies Examples

Investment Banking Summer Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: February 2025
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
It was a pretty weird process. I received an invite for a first round for the generalist summer analyst internship Saturday morning for the following Monday. I had done 3 coffee chats prior to the interview (1 analyst, 1 associate, 1 VP). Prepared by running through the 400Qs. The interview was supposed to be a 2-on-1 with one guy asking the behaviorals and the other asking the technicals, but only the behavioral guy showed up.
Got asked:
Tell me about yourself, why investment banking, why jefferies, rank the following qualities: smartness, hard working, attention to detail, reliability, how confident are you in your technicals, tell me about a time you worked as a team
Then got time to ask a few questions at the end. Overall I thought it went well but didn't move forward.
Interview Questions
Rank the following qualities: smartness, hard working, attention to detail, reliability, how confident are you in your technicals, strengths and weaknesses

Biotech Healthcare M&A Chicago Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago
Interviewed: March 2026
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
There is supposed to be 2 rounds. I only got the first round interview. Started off with the basics, TMAY, why Healthcare, why IB, then he asked me some more technical stuff (mostly light). First question was what valuation method would you use for . . . (some specific scenario in his division) and the answer was DCF. Then he ask some other basics like what are the 3 methods, how do they connect, what are specific line items in the BS, some very simple P/E calculations, etc. etc. Very easy technicals. Then the rest was informal chit chat.
Interview Questions
None really. All extremely basic 1st round questions (behavioral, and light technicals). No LBOs or specifics about the DCF or merger models was mentioned, just financial statement specifics.

Spring Week - IBD Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in London
Interviewed: February 2026
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Personality Test
Interview
1st round with associate on motivational and technicals with some brain teasers (30min) 2nd round with HR motivational (15min)
Interview Questions
Got asked a market sizing question and some mental maths (i.e if a stock goes down 10% one day how much does it need to go up by the day after to get back to its original value)

Equity Research Senior Associate Interview - Equity Research

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: August 2026
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Interview
Phone screening from recruiter, then invited for Zoom interview with Sr. VP, then technical assessment (DCF modeling), then final interview in-person.
Interview Questions
How would you analyze a stock? (stock pitch)
Effect on the 3 statements of selling an asset?

Equity Research Associate Interview - Equity Research

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: July 2026
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Interview
1 on 1 short meeting and then 2 types of technical assessment, which process finished in 2 weeks, and then long time ghost without responding
Interview Questions
The interview is simple and easy, the most challenging part is technical assessment

Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: January 2025
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Got superday through diversity program (don't remember applying, got lucky). Super day consisted of 2 20-minute interviews back to back. Both interviews were 2-on-1. Both were a mixture of technicals and behaviorals, technicals were very straightforward and not too difficult. Most complex question was what happens to the EV/EBITDA multiple if EBITDA increases. One week to accept offer.
Interview Questions
What happens to the EV/EBITDA multiple when EBITDA increases?

Off cycle Intern Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in London
Interviewed: June 2026
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
IQ / Intelligence Test
Interview
Overall quite positive. 1 on 1 interview with an analyst from the team, quite technical for a first round interview. It was followed by an online SJT test.
Interview Questions
Different Kinds of term loans (term loan A vs B)

Investment Banking Summer Analyst Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)

Anonymous employee in San Francisco
Interviewed: February 2026
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
Phone interview on fit and background, First round was extremely technical and technology focused. Final round was a superday in person that was more fit based.
Interview Questions
It was a lot of stock option and technology specific questions.

FT Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: September 2025
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Background Check
Interview
Cold Applied with IB SA and received interview ~2 weeks after application. 1:1 first round, 1:1 second round, then superday which were quick 15 minute rounds with 2 people on each vertical of the group.
Interview Questions
Very standard technicals, one question they laid out a set a financials where one number was wrong and asked me to find the error

Vice President Equity Research Interview - Gaming

Anonymous employee in San Francisco
Interviewed: October 2025
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
3-4 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Skills Test
Personality Test
Background Check
Interview
A recruiter reached out to me about an open position as a VP on a new team in a similar sector. I took a phone interview and a couple back and fourths with the lead analyst, before meeting for dinner and eventually being offered the position. I had one technical exam - which to my knowledge is the same generic Jefferies exam that all candidates get.
Interview Questions
Nothing off guard but a lot of the questions involved being in CA vs. my analyst being in NY.
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