J-NOBLE Fellowship Program

I applied to the J-NOBLE Insight Day through Handshake on April 9th, 2023 and was invited to the session on April 27th. The Insight Day took place virtually on May 5th and lasted about 2 hours and 20 minutes, with members of the firm speaking about DEI, Jefferies, and the J-NOBLE Fellowship program. Following the insight day, we were asked to submit an interest form with an updated resume, which was due by May 8th. On May 10th, I was selected for a first round interview (likely based on a resume screen), with the email indicating that a representative from the firm would reach out to me. On May 30th, I followed up with the HR representative that sent me the first round invitation asking for updates, then 10 minutes later a VP in special situations reached out to schedule the interview. My interview took place on June 5th, and it was a one on one Zoom call with the VP, where he asked me basic behavioral questions. On June 15th, I was invited to the J-NOBLE Fellowship Superday, which took place a week later on June 22nd. The interviewers in my superday asked me zero technical questions, with the most technical question being "tell me about a piece of financial news you've been following." The rest were behavioral questions. I received my offer verbally via phone call on June 28th and received a formal written offer on June 30th. The offer included a sophomore summer rotational internship (through divisions like S&T, FI, IBD, corporate access, ER, etc.) and a junior summer internship (contingent on success during the sophomore summer internship). The deadline to sign was July 7th.

Timeline Breakdown (may vary from person to person, all dates in 2023)
April 3rd - Applications to the J-NOBLE Insight Day opened on Handshake
April 9th - Applied to the J-NOBLE Insight Day
April 27th - Received an invitation to attend the J-NOBLE Insight Day
May 5th - Attended the J-NOBLE Insight Day
May 8th - J-NOBLE Fellowship Program interest form due date
May 10th - Selected for a first round interview
May 30th - Followed up with HR representative, scheduled a first round interview
June 5th - Went through the first round interview
June 15th - Invited to attend the J-NOBLE Fellowship superday
June 22nd - Went through the J-NOBLE superday
June 28th - Received a verbal offer through a phone call from an interviewer
June 30th - Received a written offer via email from a HR representative
July 7th - Deadline to sign

First Round Interview: One on one Zoom call with a Vice President in Special Situations, approximately 15 minutes
- Tell me about yourself
- Tell me about a time you worked in a team
- What is your favorite class?
- Why Jefferies?
- Do you have any questions for me?

Superday: Two back-to-back two on one interviews via Zoom. First room with an MD in ER and an HR representative, second room with a VP in ER and an Analyst in Sales and Trading (Fixed Income)
First Room (20 minutes)
- Tell me about yourself
- How did you find out about the program?
- Why are you interested in the program?
- Why Jefferies?
- Tell me about a piece of financial news you read recently
- Do you have any questions for us?
Second Room (20 minutes)
- Tell me about a time you faced a significant challenge
- Tell me about a time you worked in a team
- Tell me about a time you worked with someone difficult
- What makes you qualified for this position?
- Do you have any questions for us?

The offer:
- A rotational internship for sophomore summer
- A division specific internship for junior summer
- A $2,500 stipend for sophomore year
- Invitations to J-NOBLE Diversity Fellowship programming events at Jefferies Headquarters in nYC