I applied online. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Elsevier (London, England) in May 2016
Interview
I applied for a strategy analyst position via LinkedIn. I got contacted after couple of weeks saying that I had been selected for an interview. The HR person wanted to schedule the call and asked me for my availability next day. I said any time after 9am. At 9:41 I got an email saying that the HR person just got in the office and wanted to call me later. I found this odd because I said any time after 9 am. Anyway, I confirmed 2pm on Friday. At 2pm he did not call. The next email I received from him was at 9:53 am on Monday . The email said that he just saw my email confirmation for 2pm and was very sorry about missing it and requested to reschedule it at 10am. By that point I was not interested any more but reluctantly agreed. Guess what? He did not call at 10am either and I could not be bothered with such chaotic and unprofessional company. I just ignored any subsequent communication.
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