I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Jefferies in Jan 2015
Interview
Interviewed for the Summer Analyst Program in SF. It was a pretty comfortable environment and the interviewer was really nice. First just a couple of behavioral questions: talk about your self, IBD, why tech and tech trends, etc. Then some pretty basic technical questions: Accounting, Valuation methods including LBO, some qualitative questions about the valuation multiples of specific tech sectors, etc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If I were to talk to your previous manager, what would he say about your strengths?
The interview process consisted of a phone screen, a first round interview, and finally a superday. This was all conducted via zoom and the process was relatively quick. It was roughly two weeks from start to finish.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is one company that you think would make an interesting m&a opportunity right now?
I applied online. I interviewed at Jefferies (London, England)
Interview
The Jefferies interview process was unexpectedly slow and drawn-out. While the content remained standard for investment banking—focusing on typical technical and behavioural questions—the overall length was disappointing. I found the timeline unnecessarily long compared to other firms, which impacted my overall candidate experience.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Jefferies
Interview
Interviewed with SVP, 2 VPs, Associate, and analyst over 1 week and received offer within 3 weeks. Technical questions were industry specific and behavioral ones focused on capacity to work long hours and desire to work at Jefferies in the specific group.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What makes you think you can work the long hours required of this role?
