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      Design Department Interview

      26 Jun 2019
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Elsevier

      Interview

      BEWARE: 1) Recruiter messaged me on LinkedIn regarding the position 2) Recruiter invited me to formally apply online 3) Started that process 4) Before I finished the online application I got a cold call from the recruiter (3 consecutive calls before I picked up) - Did the phone-screening live 5) Contacted by Human Resources Rep to complete both Adobe Illustrator & Indesign tests (2 weeks to complete). Conclusion: The tests were quite extensive considering not having had a formal conversation with the hiring manager as of yet. And frankly the return on this investment was unjust as I received no feedback on my results. Rather a polite we moved ahead with someone else. My email to the Rep asking for any constructive criticism or feedback regarding my qualifications/ test assessment results were never answered. I believe that a review of my portfolio could have supplemented these test assessments.

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      Thanks for taking the time to share your review. We appreciate the effort and time you put in and the time spent during the recruiting process. We have shared your feedback with our recruiters. We will continue to improve our process for better candidate experiences.