good place to work - Anonymous employee Jefferies Employee Review

3.0
Sep 1, 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

scrappy "mcguiver" culture preserved despite moving up to fill the hole made by the departure of Bear Stearns tech group is former broadview M&A boutique, high quality people and culture to the extent they were retained

Cons

equities, trading, and other capital markets fuctions are mediocre. pay doesn't compete with bulge bracket firms drove many of the best former broadview bankers out by crushing startup culture

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Cons

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