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Anonymous Employee in Oldsmar, FL

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I interviewed at Nielsen (Oldsmar, FL)

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The interview process was typical, I was screened by HR first and then met with the hiring manager. There was a second round of interviews where I met with the team leads that I would work with.

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Anonymous Employee in Hamburg

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I interviewed at Nielsen (Hamburg)

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5 rounds with HR, direct manager, Top manager, future pears, HR again. It went in a professional and efficient manner with quick feedback and decision making. Overall a very positive experience.

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Really interested in learning more about Nielsen/IRI/SPINS. Anyone willing to connect and/or provide a referral? Tons of experience in data analysis and account management, and enjoy using data to provide recommendations. Would really love to work with CPG. Thanks! IRI SPINS Nielsen

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Anonymous Interview Candidate in New York, NY

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I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Nielsen (New York, NY)

Interview

Easy and straight forward. Recruiter does phone screen, Setup call for Online interviews. 5 step process 1- general questions 2- architecture 3. coding 4- behavior based 5- Final director interview

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  • Design questions mostly Simple coding question Architecture and behavior questions
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Anonymous Employee in New York, NY

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I interviewed at Nielsen (New York, NY)

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interview process was straightforward I spoketo a recruiter who connected me with a manager who connected me with another manager and finally I got the job. It was a nice and quick experience and didn't feel like it was too lengthy

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Anonymous Interview Candidate

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I applied online. I interviewed at Nielsen

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The general interview process typically includes application submission, initial screening, one or more rounds of interviews (phone, video, or in-person), assessments, reference checks, and a final decision or job offer.

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Anonymous Interview Candidate

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I interviewed at Nielsen

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La entrevista fue breve y por el teléfono. La persona que me entrevisto fue amable. Me marcaron y dijeron que estaban hablando de Nielsen que habían visto mi CV y que les gustaba para un puesto que tenían. Pero no cumplía con un requisito que pedían.

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  • Donde había trabajado antes y que es lo que hacia para ellos, cuanto esperaba ganar en el trabajo.
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Anonymous Interview Candidate

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I interviewed at Nielsen

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Quite long, lots of questions, some behavioral ones as well. Use star response format and you’re good. Was a telephone interview and then virtual, two interviews in total. Overall a neutral experience

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Anonymous Employee

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I applied online. I interviewed at Nielsen

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Virtual call from the recruiter > Technical Test (Python Programming) > Interview with Hiring Manager > Offer within 2-3 working days. The overall process is not long. The interviewer is so great

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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Oxford, England

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I applied online. I interviewed at Nielsen (Oxford, England)

Interview

I applied and after a few weeks, I got an invitation for a virtual interview using HireVue interview. This was the first stage interview. The questions are timed, and you have 30 seconds to prepare before answering them.

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  • Why do you want to work for Nielsen? Tell us about a time you carried out a research
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Anonymous Employee

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I interviewed at Nielsen

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quick interview and fun technical skills project. this was before layoffs, so who knows how it will go now. Overall, i would recommend that people interview with the company, if for no other reason than to kill off an afternoon.

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Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Nielsen as 64.9% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.89 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for IT Engineer and Sales Representative rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Statistical Analyst and Software Tester roles were rated as the easiest.

The hiring process at Nielsen takes an average of 23.67 days when considering 1,408 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Associate Director had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Director roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 140 days).

Common stages of the interview process at Nielsen according to 1,408 Glassdoor interviews include:

One on One Interview: 22.09%

Phone Interview: 20.94%

Skills Test: 12.04%

Group Panel Interview: 9.67%

Presentation: 8.49%

Background Check: 8.40%

IQ Intelligence Test: 7.28%

Personality Test: 6.06%

Drug Test: 3.70%

Other: 1.33%

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