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Data Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Nielsen with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.

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Candidates applying for Data Scientist roles take an average of 35 days to get hired, when considering 34 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Nielsen overall takes an average of 24 days.

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based on 49 ratings - Updated May 14, 2026

Average interview difficulty

Mostly positive interview experience

How others got an interview

64%
Applied online
Applied online
14%
Employee Referral
Employee Referral
11%
Campus Recruiting
Campus Recruiting
8%
Recruiter
Recruiter
3%
In Person
In Person

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49 interviews

Data Science Interview

May 14, 2026

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Nielsen in Jan 2025

Interview

4 rounds of interview. 1) Basic interview regarding the projects and what you did. 2) Small coding round on python 3) Take home assessment (coding questions on performing analysis of recommendation system outputs) 4) Interview on Take home assessment

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Asked questions on ML projects.

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Data Scientist Interview

Mar 5, 2026

Anonymous Interview Candidate

Declined offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I interviewed at Nielsen (Vicente López)

Interview

Primero telefónicamente se comunicaron y tuvimos una charla en inglés. Luego presencial con alguien de rrhh y finalmente con el líder de equipo del proyecto. En los tres casos tuve la reunión en español y en ingles para conocer mi nivel de habla y lisening.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Estudios, trabajos realizados , experiencia laboral.

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Data Scientist Interview

Jan 30, 2026

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I interviewed at Nielsen (Bengaluru)

Interview

Interview was of three rounds. First round coding and multiple choice based questions. Second round was technical interview and third round was managerial. All the rounds were pretty smooth and the process was quite transparent.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

What is numpy and pandas?

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