I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Elsevier (Amsterdam) in Nov 2017
Interview
The procedure started in November 2017 and it ended min March 2018.
There were 5 interviews and I was told total will be 7 (with a VP among others).
The 1st interview was with a HR person. The 2nd was with colleagues to be from a sales department (2 Key Account Managers), the 3rd with a counterpart of a boss to be, the 4th from the boss to be, the 5th was a mock sales interview (I was given a business case and was supposed to prepare and deliver a presentation).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
many typical: tell me sth about yourself, what do you know about our company, what do you find challenging, what would your boss say about you, how do you sell, where do you see yourself in 10 years.