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Updated May 2, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Marketing at LexisNexis Legal & Professional
Posted May 19, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2010 (took 4+ weeks)
I had an interview with the hiring manager and the director for that business unit, which went well. I was then contacted by the HR person, who called several times and left no message. After calling to confirm and leaving a message with the HR partner, I received a return call at a time I couldn't take the call (rush hour and in the car with someone else on the way to a networking event). Unfortunately, this was the time the HR partner chose to leave a message, which I didn't notice and wasn't expecting since no previous messages were left.
Much to my surprise, the phone interview was changed to an in-person interview, which I missed. I called, apologized profusely and re-scheduled. The interview with the HR partner was fine, covering the basics of the position as she perceived them. I must say that the tasks I discussed with the hiring manager and the HR person were vastly different. The HR partner also expressed her views about how the position should be handled and what they would do if it were their job, in addition to letting me know that position responsibilities changed regularly due to reorganizations. I knew from my research that Lexis reorganizes on a regular basis, and in this economy I would have been surprised to find a company that doesn't. The HR partner emphasized this several times, however.
I met with another employee in the group, and we had a lively discussion about the aspects of the job, and what the perception of the company and the level of work and responsibility was. I really enjoyed meeting her.
After sending the requisite thank you notes, I heard back from the hiring manager. Apparently, HR was rather miffed about the interview confusion and was recommending not to hire. My opinion is that if the HR partner had left messages when they called previously, I would have expected a message changing the location and format of the interview at such a late in the day time. I do recognize that I should have checked my messages, but it simply wasn't possible until the next morning.
My feeling overall is that if the hiring manager would like to make the hire, and barring any lies or failing a criminal background check, the HR partner is supposed to help the hiring manager, not make it more difficult to hire the person the hiring manager would like to hire.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Account Executive at LexisNexis Legal & Professional
Posted Apr 27, 2010 — 1 of 2 people found this helpful
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2010 (took 2 months)
This was possibly the worst interview experience I have had. I had 3 interviews total, 2 phone interviews (no idea why a second was necessary, must be the lack of communication that was evident from my experience with Lexis) and a panel interview with presentation. The first indication I had of the potential salary range was at the 3rd interview; there was absolutely no transparency in the process. They interviewed almost 10 people for the final position. I am pretty sure they could have narrowed the selection of people that they spoke with for the third and final interview by telling them the salary range, DURING THE FIRST INTERVIEW! This just reflects what all the other posters are saying about this job, poor management. Oh well, no wonder they are no longer preferred over Westlaw.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation and a Personality Test.
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Solutions Consultant at LexisNexis Legal & Professional
Posted Dec 4, 2009
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2009 in Charlotte, NC (took 2 days)
I was initially contacted by the company's talent recruiting specialist. After several interviews I was directed to take an online personality test. Next a phone interview was set up with Managers. The phone interview lasted aproximately 25 minutes. It seemed the latter phone interviewers were not as interested as the initial company recruiter. I would recommend preparing extensively for the phone interviews with the managers.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Personality Test.
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Summer Analyst at LexisNexis Legal & Professional
Posted Oct 15, 2009
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2009 in New York, NY (took 2 weeks)
I applied through campus recruiting, and got contacted by email two weeks after my application. We set up a date for a phone interview. The first round was fairly straightforward for an analyst position in finance, I talked about my resume, experience and answered a couple of questions on finance, including valuation and a couple of definitions. Second round was more experience-based, as I was asked to detail my responsibilities in my positions.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Account Manager at LexisNexis Legal & Professional
Posted Aug 6, 2009
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2009 (took 2 days)
Applied online after referred by current employee. Met with two managers. One was in a restaurant, and the other was in a hotel room. Both interviews were very casual and comfortable. The position I was interviewing for was very much about sales, promotions and managing accounts. Therefore, it was more of a personality-style interview. Lots of comfortable talk about past experiences, job expectations, company culture and personal talk.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Litigation Specialist at LexisNexis Legal & Professional
Posted Jul 1, 2009 — 2 of 2 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed May 2009 in Chicago, IL (took 2 weeks)
I had a phone interview with the person who had the job but was moving to a new position. Phone interview went extremely well as I was a perfect match for the job. Was scheduled for an in person interview for the following week. Was told I would need to a 10 minute persuasive presentation on any topic. This in and of itself should have been a red flag. While I can understand the need to be a good public speaker this was probably not the best way to test that fact.
When I got to the interview the receptionist was extremely rude. While I waited I heard her whisper about me to another Lexis employee. I overheard that I was the only outside candidate being interviewed. And they were complaining about me being there due to other layoffs in the company and apparently someone might have been hoping to have this interview.
When I went to the conference room for the interview, there were two people there and one on video from LA who would be my boss. The others were a co-worker and the person leaving the position. I gave the presentation and it was an extremely odd situation since you werent clear what they were looking for coupled with the fact that the hiring manager wasnt there in person.
The interview questions by the co-worker were canned written out questions that really didnt gather any insight into my skills. It was more or less a test of the candidates ability to handle stressful situation and I believe I handled it well. He was clearly inexperienced and I believe trying to make a good impression on his boss.
I believe they went with an internal candidate. They seemed to echo though a lot of the concerns I had read about on this website. Such as changes in structure and goals coming without notice and working across teams. Basically had the sense that there was absolutely no team work going on. Ironically they thought the toughest part of job would be handling multiple deadlines which to me is really a basic skill of any professional. So I am actually lucky to not to find myself in this position.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Presentation.
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Solutions Consultant at LexisNexis Legal & Professional
Posted May 26, 2009 — 3 of 3 people found this helpful
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2007 (took 2 weeks)
I applied for the position through the company website. Within a few days, I received a call to set up a phone interview. The phone interview simply asked me about my resume and told me about the compensation structure and basic job duties. They seemed very impressed with my resume and credentials, as I made sure the job was a good fit for me. A few days later, they offered to fly me to their nearest office for an interview with the regional manager and the account manager.
I felt really positive about this job since they offered to fly me to a nearby location. However, when I arrived it seemed to be a completely different story. Suddenly, the qualities that made me so impressive now appeared to be problems. I don't know what changed between the phone interview and the face to face; the only change was that they actually saw me in person. I have no idea if race was a factor, but I cannot find another reason for the sudden change in their perception of me.
Fortunately, each territory has a regional manager, so everyone's experience can be different. Hopefully, other minorities can report more positive interview experiences.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Software Engineer at LexisNexis Legal & Professional
Posted May 12, 2009
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed May 2009 in Bellevue, WA (took a day)
Phone interview.
Length: 1.5 hours.
Requirements: Solving programming questions ( NetMeeting used for submitting solutions).
Programming language: Python
Type of questions: List manipulations, usage of iterators and generators, difference between lists and tuples, list comprehensive, knowledge about getters and setters
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Background Check.
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Communications Manager at LexisNexis Legal & Professional
Posted Mar 23, 2009 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2007 in New York, NY (took 2 weeks)
The career website is clunky, hard to navigate and difficult to search. I had second thoughts about even applying after seeing both the company site (http://www.lexisnexis.com) and then my experience with the career site trying to find the jobl If I hadn't been given a recommendation by a friend who worked for LexisNexis, I probably wouldn't have applied. However, once my application was received and my interviews scheduled, I was delighted. I was flown to both Dayton and New York. The HR representative was warm, and the questions asked gave me the opportunity to highlight my personality traits and work practices that would prove beneficial to the company along with my skill set and experience. My initial interview was a phone interview with the HR representative. My second interview was at the headquarters in New York, NY where I met with executive management. I was impressed with the warmth and enthusiasm of the senior directors and global VPs I met with and, again, I was given an opportunity to point out personal traits that enhanced my skills. My third interview was in Dayton with the technical people who I would work closely with on the project I was hired for. The fact I met with executives on my first in-face interview was both intimidating and told me an important thing about the company: The senior management was engaged and had personal interest in those hired for LexisNexis. The travel arrangements were tailored to my needs and adjusted when I had a conflict. The culture of LexisNexis was described in all my interviews, both phone and in-person - it is a family-friendly company and, as best as it can, encourages a health work/life balance. I was told, and have found to be true, that LexisNexis is devoted to service to the communities in which we work and live as well as in areas of the world that are struggling with legal issues.
If you are given the opportunity to interview with LexisNexis, be prepared for talking with a variety of people at different levels in the company, including senior VPs, HR representatives and managers, potential colleagues and even those who are not directly involved in the position's area. Be neat, clean and have a copy of your resume with you, as well as any applicable samples of work. Be prepared to be scrutinized on your personality, work practices and views on current legal issues. As painful as it is, read through the company's website and get an idea of the products and services offered; then Google LexisNexis to find recent news on it so you can intelligently discuss others' view of LexisNexis as well as news affecting the company. LexisNexis is also a proponent for home-based employees; if this is your preference, be sure to have supporting evidence as to why you would be a good fit as a home-based worker.
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I was able to negotiate not moving to Dayton or New York - a deal-breaker since my situation does not allow relocation. I was offered the opportunity to work at home; however, I prefer being in an office and the company went through some rather large obstacles to find me a seat in a local office.
For salary, I was able to negotiate a 10% raise from my current position's salary - if I had really researched the average salary for the position and been better at negotation, I probably could have gotten a higher salary. However, I made one mistake. I didn't compare the benefit costs between the two companies and, basically, ended up with a little more than 1%. In any job, There are soft benefits, however, such as two days a year for volunteer work, a very flexible schedule and the opportunity to work at home.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Senior Software Engineer at LexisNexis Legal & Professional
Posted Mar 24, 2009
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed May 2007 (took 3 weeks)
The process was a bit slower than I expected, but overall it was an easy process. The interviews were more focused on "soft" skills than technical. I did have to return for a second interview as well.
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I didn't negotiate as I was satisfied with the offer and the benefits.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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