I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Elsevier in Mar 2022
Interview
I applied through a headhunter.
The first stage was an HR call interview.
We made an appointment and interviewed for about 20 minutes.
She asked me about my Visa type and why am I looking for this role. What experience I had.
And there's no feedback.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Tell me about yourself
- What was your situation at this moment? How come to looking for a new role?
- What was your experience about AWS?
- What you know about Elsevier, have you heard about it?
I applied online. I interviewed at Elsevier in Feb 2026
Interview
Began with a phonecall interview with a recruitment officer who was very nice! Mostly behavioral questions, asking about my personal academic and extracurricular activity as well as just general conversational topics. Second interview was with two interviewers over microsoft teams, pretty informal, some technical and some behavioral with a oral presentation at the end.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why are you applying to Elsevier/ What about the mission speaks to you?
There was a call with a recruiter where we discussed the company and my background and then a technical interview with a few engineers. They asked about my university experience and my expectations for the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I think I had to find a palindromic year or something.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Elsevier (Amsterdam) in Aug 2024
Interview
Value your time! The interview process is super long and unprofessional. They make you do 3 online tests, 2 non-technical and 1 technical, that take hours to complete. After all the effort, they completely ghost you and don't respond at all. It was such a bad experience, and I definitely wouldn't recommend this unprofessional company to anyone.
They record your audio and video during the interview with the recruiter, and they only tell you at the end. Overall, it was a really bad experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
HR basic questions, why this company? salary? 3 online tests