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      Software Engineer Interview

      5 Mar 2021
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Oxford, England
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Elsevier (Oxford, England) 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.
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      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.

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      24 Feb 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

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      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.

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      9 Oct 2024
      Anonymous interview candidate
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      Neutral experience
      Average interview

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      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.

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      Software Engineer Interview

      10 Oct 2024
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Amsterdam
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Elsevier (Amsterdam) in Aug 2024

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      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.

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      HR basic questions, why this company? salary? 3 online tests
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