Good people, hard work - Anonymous employee Jefferies Employee Review

3.0
Sep 9, 2009
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The people you work with are very capable; I found my co-workers very helpful and am proud to know them.

Cons

From what I understand, you might not work as hard as in the investment banking divisions of UBS or another bulge bracket investment bank, but you will be working 90 hours a week plus.

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Pros

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Cons

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