I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Nielsen (New York, NY)
Interview
This was an initial phone interview for a market research position. I didn't have extensive experience, but I had customer relations background that was somewhat applicable. There were questions about my background, what I was looking for and what they were looking for.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked why I thought I'd be able to do the job given my background.
the process had three rounds
1 - Online aptitude test
2 - HR interview
3 - senior member interview
questions related to salary expectation, guesstimates and intro questions were asked
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Nielsen (Mumbai) in Feb 2016
Interview
I was interviewed at Nielsen India Pvt Ltd (Andheri office) Mumbai
The internship was in the Data acquisition and consumer insight team
It was direct interview with Manager.
Basic question based on resume were asked
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself
Family background
What is market research
different types of research
Difference between them
what are the various industry sectors
Why Nielsen
Market Research applicants have rated the interview process at Nielsen with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 40% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Market Research roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Nielsen overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Nielsen as a Market Research according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Skills test: 25%
Background check: 8%
Group panel interview: 8%
Personality test: 8%
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