Is Jefferies a good company to work for?

Jefferies has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 1,643 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 62% of employees would recommend working at Jefferies to a friend and 69% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Jefferies have been left by employees working as Managing Director , Investment Banking Summer Analyst and Intern .

Does Jefferies pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Jefferies employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Jefferies. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Jefferies?

62% of Jefferies employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Jefferies 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Jefferies?

Analyst (151) , Investment Banking Analyst (138) , Associate (90) , Vice President (72) , Intern (31) , Summer Analyst (29) , Investment Banking Summer Analyst (27) , Equity Research Associate (24) , Investment Banking Associate (23) , Managing Director (20) , Senior Vice President (18) , Assistant Vice President (16) , IB Analyst (14) , Research Associate (13) , Sales Associate (13)

What are the pros of working at Jefferies according to real employee reviews?

"Leveraged Financed group worked alot but group MDs were solid/group culture was good which made it sustainable (definitely not the same for all other groups)" ((in 163 reviews)); "Great people and rapidly growing" ((in 129 reviews)); "Investment banking pay is good" ((in 53 reviews)); "Good Benefits and Depending on the group culture might be good" ((in 29 reviews)); "1) great Team" ((in 28 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Jefferies according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours and pressure to produce" ((in 109 reviews)); "no work life balance and did not respect your time" ((in 56 reviews)); "Working long hours might not be for everyone" ((in 31 reviews)); "Not good bonuses" ((in 16 reviews)); "Long hours, easy to get siloed into specific types of work, difficult managers" ((in 14 reviews))

What are employees saying about Jefferies layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Jefferies layoffs and their outlook for job security at Jefferies in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Jefferies locations?

New York , Jersey City , San Francisco , Houston , Charlotte , Boston , Los Angeles , Richmond , Dallas , Chicago , Stamford , Foster City , Salt Lake City , Norwalk , Chatham , Fort Lee , Garfield , Little Silver , Barrington , Calumet City , Downers Grove , Lombard , Virginia Beach , Kansas City , Cuba , Albany , Brooklyn , Rockville Centre , New York Mills , Milwaukee

Jefferies reviews

3.9

62% would recommend to a friend

(1,284 total reviews)

Richard B. Handler

75% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

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Jefferies has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,284 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Jefferies employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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1K reviews

1.0

Dec 18, 2017

Stay away!

Investment banking analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Bank has started to compete with the bulge brackets.

Cons

Where to begin... this bank has a terrible culture and completely disregards the well-being of analysts/associates. I have even heard managing directors joke about how they overwork and do not know the names of their own employees. Absolutely no career development/mentorship. Everyone is out for themselves. Managing directors consistently lie to clients (this is very well known on the buyside).

2.0

Dec 15, 2017

Poor Investment Banking Analyst Program

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Greater work responsibilities as an analyst helps faster skill-set development - Not a cutthroat environment among junior team members

Cons

- Poor communication between MDs down the chain, resulting in VPs and SVPs creating unnecessary and time-consuming work - Virtually no client interaction for junior team members (associates & analysts) - Lack of mentorship / leadership from senior team members to analysts - Waste time on unrealistic pitch ideas to legacy leaders while failing to identify promising lower-profile opportunities for future deal pipeline - Human Resources for Investment Banking unhelpful - when employees bring issues to their attention, HR has often blamed employees instead of exploring issues raised - Homogenous workforce with little to no attempt at improving diversity

4.0

Dec 15, 2017

Fixed Income

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great exposure, lots of responsibility and not as stressful as many other IBs

Cons

Bad management structure at the time, may have improved since

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