Is Jefferies a good company to work for?

Jefferies has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 1,641 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 66% of employees would recommend working at Jefferies to a friend and 71% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Jefferies have been left by employees working as Vice President , Investment Banking Analyst and Associate .

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?

66% of Jefferies employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Jefferies 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.9 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 164 reviews)); "Great people and rapidly growing" ((in 128 reviews)); "Investment banking pay is good" ((in 52 reviews)); "Great team and exposure to deals" ((in 29 reviews)); "Good Benefits and Depending on the group culture might be good" ((in 26 reviews))

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

"Long hours and pressure to produce" ((in 108 reviews)); "no work life balance and did not respect your time" ((in 55 reviews)); "Working long hours might not be for everyone" ((in 33 reviews)); "Salary doesn’t change much even though bonus is good" ((in 15 reviews)); "managers have careers that stagnate largely due to politics." ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about Jefferies redundancies in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Jefferies locations?

London , Reading , Jeffreyston , Londonderry County Borough , Wickford , Mistley , Chelmsford , Banbury

Jefferies Reviews

3.9

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,282 total reviews)

Richard B. Handler

80% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

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Jefferies has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,282 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 Finance industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

1.0

4 Nov 2017

Awful, awful institution

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

good juniors who are unfortunately overworked and not cared for at all

Cons

Sweatshop with an awful culture and generally unremarkable people. Never been in such a hierarchical place with so much fear used to control.

3.0

22 Jun 2016

Pockets of greatness but complete lack of work life balance

Vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Pays well compared to other banks for my position Good, competent junior and peer level colleagues and great team atmosphere in our area Varied work and good exposure as constantly need to get stuck in and roll sleeves up due to lack of resources Autonomy in day to day work

Cons

Extremely political, senior manager in our area is incompetent and bullies anyone that challenge the status quo Expected to work long hours consistently and be available even if on holiday Lack of resources, team is revolving door No development or career discussions, one to ones with manager is extremely as-hoc Lengthy interview process where role is sold as more senior than what you then end up doing in reality, potential for ruining your career

1.0

1 Feb 2016

Worst company ever

Administrative assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Some team members are nice. Social culture.

Cons

Pay inequality. They will try to pay you the least they can instead of benchmarking you against other staff. I was paid less but did 3 times the amount of work of my colleague in the same role. Disgusting.

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