Great place to develop an IB/securities career - Anonymous employee Jefferies Employee Review

5.0
Sep 8, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Dynamic company growing market share, motivated employees, good work/life balance - generally the firm gets it right as the results have shown.

Cons

Typical downsides associated with working for any investment bank - nothing that you wouldn't expect to encounter at other similar institutions.

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Pros

Meritocracy, good culture and work life balance

Cons

Politics and transparency from senior management

3.0
Jun 16, 2026
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Pros

Supportive firm-wide culture; competitive pay; surrounded by some of the smartest people you'll ever meet.

Cons

Like most banking jobs, incredibly long hours. Group specific: culture can be poor / not well supported, poor organization / staffing at group level.

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