Jefferies vs Rothschild

Unless you're very interested in RX I'd go with Jefferies. Rothschild has been rapidly building their presence in the US over the past few years and is a good firm, but right now Jefferies is still much better in the U.S. from a non-RX perspective. Rothschild has a better RX practice though.

Hey, this is something I can actually speak on! For some context, spent my analyst years at Rothschild NYC Industrials before lateraling to Jefferies NYC Tech. Both are good places to start your career, but I'd say Jefferies beats out Rothschild in most cases for you. Rothschild Industrials has a reputation for being sweatier than most other coverage groups at the firm, but from my personal experiences I have no clue why people on this forum say Rothschild has a good culture. Culture (along with comp) was one of the biggest reasons for my move from Rothschild to Jefferies. Both firms are sweaty, but Jefferies without a doubt has a more collegial and "fratty" culture that makes the bullpen much more bearable. Like someone above mentioned, Rothschild has grown rapidly over the past few years, but Jefferies is much more established in the States, and from anecdotal experience, people across the street and headhunters tend to hold Jefferies to a higher regard here, although Rothschild is still highly respected and you'd still get better buy-side looks at Rothschild than just about every other MM (don't really count Jefferies as a MM considering how large they are now and the deals they've been pursuing over the past few years).

This poster worked at Jefferies 2017-2018 in HC. Worked for Rothschild and dipped at like 6 months in. I'd say Jefferies > Rothschild in culture based off this anecdote.

On a side note: one of the most insightful interviews done for those interested in HC.

I'd go Jeff. Btw how has your offer for Jeff not exploded yet? I was in the super at the end of July (unfortunately didn't get offer), but I thought the last super was first week of August? Did you have some later super for on campus recruiting or something?