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      Editorial Assistant Interview

      9 Nov 2017
      Anonymous interview candidate
      London, England

      Other Editorial Assistant interview reviews for Elsevier

      Editorial Assistant Interview

      15 Apr 2021
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Elsevier (London, England) in Oct 2017

      Interview

      Met with two interviewers, one was another Editorial Assistant (found it strange I was being interviewed by a potential peer) and the Operations Manager. Interview lasted about 30-40 minutes and they asked fairly specific situational questions which I'd never come across and found quite difficult. They also specifically asked the names of some of the journals they published. They then gave me a task to write an email response to an angry author who was threatening to withdraw his manuscript. I had five minutes to complete the task before they came back in and took it away whether it was finished or not.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why are you interested in Medical Publishing?
      Answer question
      1

      Application

      I interviewed at Elsevier

      Interview

      It was thorough. I met with two people who were very organized and asked lots of questions in a short period of time. They were friendly and the interview was less formal than others I had at publishing companies. They answered all my questions.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Based on what you know about this job, why is it a good fit?
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      1
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      Elsevier response
      5y
      Thank you for your review.

      Editorial Assistant Interview

      26 Nov 2020
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Elsevier

      Interview

      Writing test : how to classify the manuscript Video interview with HR : some easy topics Video interview with Editor : some assumption situations and how will you cope with them.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What’s your positive effect for your friends
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      5
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      Elsevier response
      5y
      Thank you for your review.

      Editorial Assistant Interview

      3 Aug 2020
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Elsevier in Mar 2020

      Interview

      Completed a 3-hour test, then had a 60 minute phone call with a director, then had a 2-hour video interview. The video interview consisted of separate calls with two different editors, another one again with the director, and then an informal chat with editorial assistant team members. After spending 6 hours on the process over about 3 weeks I received nothing back. Even after emailing several times.

      Interview questions [2]

      Question 1

      Why do you want to be an Editorial Assistant?
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      Question 2

      What would you do if you thought a review was incorrect?
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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.