I had three rounds of interviews, two technical/competency and the last was a conversation with HR. The first one was with two team leaders within Operations, involving a mix of skills, competency and situational questions. I was also asked questions to see whether my values aligned with the company's. The second round involved an interview with the Operations lead in the office, who asked more targeted questions following from the first round. The third was a conversation with someone in HR, to further assess my values, long-term suitability, and expectations (pay and other benefits). Please note that Elsevier emphasises lateral / horizontal progression and not the traditional vertical progression up to managerial positions. However, there are systems in place to develop employees for managerial posts if they want that. To impress them, talking about your interest in wanting to explore your career within Elsevier in different departments, through secondments and otherwise, could be useful.