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Elsevier interview questions

based on 461 ratings - Updated Jun 1, 2026

Average interview difficulty

Mixed interview experience

How others got an interview

62%
Applied online
Applied online
15%
Recruiter
Recruiter
12%
Employee Referral
Employee Referral
5%
Staffing Agency
Staffing Agency
3%
In Person
In Person
3%
Other
Other
1%
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461 interviews

Publisher Interview

Jul 21, 2017

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Easy interview

Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Elsevier

Interview

Quick and easy process. Competency based questions for the first round and second round with Vice President and Publishing Director. Very laid back and conversational. No hard questions. Just questions about your skills and past experience.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Biggest challenge to publishing

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Marketing Interview

Jul 11, 2017

Anonymous Interview Candidate

Declined offer

Negative experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Elsevier (Saint Louis, MO) in Apr 2017

Interview

Phone screens with Recruiter and Hiring Manager. Then 7 more in-person (or phone for out of town) interviews. That is too much time to ask of any candidate. Very little feedback after each interview but assumed advancement in the process was a good thing

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Who determines the strategy: Product, Sales, or Marketing

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Elsevier response

Thank you for taking the time to share your review. This is not the experience that we want our candidates to have. We appreciate the effort you put in and time spent during the recruiting process. We are striving to provide a better candidate experience. We will share this review with our teams in our quest to further improve our interview process. We hope this will not stop you from applying to another role at Elsevier.

Associate Publisher Interview

May 23, 2017

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Easy interview

Application

I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Elsevier (New York, NY)

Interview

First, there was a phone prescreen with a representative from HR, which went very well. About a couple of weeks later, I had a skype interview between the director and and associate, since they are based in Amsterdam. It lasted a little over an hour

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

There were a couple of questions regarding trends in open access. I received a small data file and had to explain what I though of the data. Also, how would acquire more clients for Elsevier was a topic that came up a couple of times.

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Elsevier response

Thank you for your review.

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Publisher Interview

Jul 21, 2017

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Easy interview

Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Elsevier

Interview

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Biggest challenge to publishing

Answer question

Marketing Interview

Jul 11, 2017

Anonymous Interview Candidate

Declined offer

Negative experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Elsevier (Saint Louis, MO) in Apr 2017

Interview

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Who determines the strategy: Product, Sales, or Marketing

Answer question

Elsevier response

Associate Publisher Interview

May 23, 2017

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Easy interview

Application

I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Elsevier (New York, NY)

Interview

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Answer question

Elsevier response

Thank you for your review.

Elsevier interview questions

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