Elsevier Product Manager Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 17 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Elsevier.
Elsevier
Product Manager
Mid Difficult Negative experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Presentation Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Presentation
It was a three-stage interview process. First, I had a chat with team members. The second stage involved a presentation on an in-house problem. Honestly, if you're asking for a presentation, you should compensate for the time, not expect free work. The final stage was another chat with team members. I was called into their London office for this, but got a generic rejection email two weeks later, even after asking for feedback. Their whole process feels like a waste of a candidate's time.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you share an instance of failure in your professional life?
Elsevier
Product Manager
Mid Easy Negative experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Background check Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Case
So I interviewed with Elsevier and a sister company LexisNexis a couple times. The roles never seemed really clear or consistent with the job description. They have roles that stay up for months, even when they have people in the final stages already, which makes it seem like they're just building a candidate pipeline instead of needing to hire someone right away. The feedback I got was super vague and not really helpful, like they just repeated what I already said I wanted to work on. Talking about salary felt weird, and it seemed like they wanted people who would accept really low offers. It felt like they were looking for desperate candidates rather than a good mutual fit. You know, treat these interviews as practice, you might learn something, but don't expect much to come of it given how long jobs stay open and how off the descriptions can be. Management should be upfront about salaries and whether roles are for immediate hiring or just talent pooling. Also, close old postings and give real feedback.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What aspects of your performance are you looking to enhance?
Elsevier
Associate Product Manager
Entry Easy Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
The process was pretty straightforward. Started with a 30-minute chat with a recruiter, then a 1-hour interview with the hiring manager and a director. After that, there was a 45-minute session with some dev team folks. Everyone was super nice and it felt pretty chill. Mostly, we just talked about my past work. They didn't ask a lot of situational questions. If you've worked in product management or with product managers before, you should be fine. Might be a bit tougher if you're totally new to this kind of role. Everything was done online because of COVID.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Can you discuss your previous experience?
- How have you handled stakeholder management and communication in your past roles?
Elsevier Product Manager Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Elsevier interview reports.
“Could you explain how you would enhance the SEO for this particular page?”
Read reports →“When planning a go-to-market strategy, how do you approach making trade-off decisions?”
Read reports →“Can you explain what product management entails?”
Read reports →“What aspects of your performance are you looking to enhance?”
Read reports →“Can you give an example of when you had to convince someone and how you did it?”
Read report →“Describe a situation where you had to address a colleague's behavior and how you handled it.”
Read report →“What aspect of your job responsibilities do you find least appealing?”
Read report →“What makes you want to join our company?”
Read report →“What are your career goals?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 17 Elsevier interview reports.