Equity Research Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Jefferies with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 53% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Equity Research Associate roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 16 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Jefferies overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Jefferies as a Equity Research Associate according to 16 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 24%
Skills test: 24%
One on one interview: 16%
Personality test: 14%
Group panel interview: 11%
Presentation: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Drug test: 3%
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I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Jefferies in Sep 2016
Interview
I applied online through LinkedIn and then heard back two days later from the recruiter and interviewer to set up a phone interview. I thought the phone interview went well but I was a little shaky on the modeling questions because the interviewer was so vague with the questions. I am still waiting to hear yes or no about moving to the next round. But I am assuming that I did not make it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell your story. Why Equity Research? Why San Francisco? Then moved into some modeling questions. How does a debt issuance flow through the 3 statements? Accretion/Dilution scenario question and tax shield question.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Jefferies
Interview
Absolutely disengaged interviewer! more interested in his/her phone than me - utterly unprofessional. Him/her was huffing and puffing during the interview, it was like he was was dragged out of bed against his own will!
I did the first 2 rounds through phone call with the VP and associate. Then got invited to an in person interview with 3 team members (Analyst, VP, Associate). Nearly all were behavioral questions.
The interview for equity research consists of a behavioral and technical portion. Expect a "Why Jefferies" question along with basic technicals. They want to see your passion and why you are interested in working at the firm.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk through the valuation methods for the technology sector