The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Elsevier
Interview
Three parts - team processes, pair programming, high level architecture. Before that call with recruiter and quick tech call with hiring manager, no test task. Overall nice and friendly
I applied online. I interviewed at Elsevier (Oxford, Inglaterra) in Jan 2021
Interview
I applied for a role listed on the site. I was offered a role 2 levels below what I was looking for because the other roles were apparently taken (1 is still listed on the site as available at time of writing).
I decided to pursue this to negotiate and for the interview experience.
I did an IQ test and my video interview was cancelled within short notice (afternoon of day before interview).
I was given 2 different reasons as to why the hiring manager had to cancel from the recruitment company relx.
I gave it another chance and reapplied for a new role at the level I was looking for.
I only received a response after 2 weeks that the new application was not going to be taken further.
Elsevier response
5y
Thank you for your review.
We apologise for your negative experience with us. Your review is very useful as we are working with the Recruitment teams to ensure that there is adequate communication at every stage of the interview process to ensure candidates are kept informed.
Thank you for your interest in Elsevier and we hope that this experience will not deter you from applying to work with us in the future.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Elsevier (Londres, Inglaterra) in Mar 2020
Interview
A recruiter called me and scheduled a telephonic interview with the team manager. The manager asked just generic questions like what I am working and day to day activities and general interview questions like why am I leaving etc.
I did not get any feedback from the recruiter until I followed up with them and got a negative feedback. Not sure what was wrong to be honest.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is my day to day activity which in my case was a developer.
Why are you leaving your current organization?
What sort of developer you are? What have you done in the past for which you are proud of ?
Thank you for your review.
We apologise for your negative experience. Your review is very useful as we are working with the Recruitment teams to ensure that there is adequate communication at every stage of the interview process to ensure candidates are kept informed.
Thank you for your interest in Elsevier and we hope that this experience will not deter you from applying to work with us in the future.