The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Nielsen (North Arlington, NJ)
Interview
Lengthy process- about 1.5 months
HR Phone Screening
Manager Phone Screening
Senior Manager Phone Screening
Director Phone Screening
In-Person Interview
Went through 5 rounds for an entry-level position. I could tell by the managers choice of words during the in-person interview & body language that they he already made up his mind about 5 minutes into it.
Nail on the coffin was when I was told that I am competing with an internal candidate. So immediately I thought this is all an HR technicality where they have to interview external candidates.
During the in-person interview, I unexpectedly walked into a SQL Test. Which is fine but would’ve been nice to be informed that I may be tested. I did well on it.
Be prepared for a lot of role playing questions!
Ultimately , I received an email a few hours later stating that they dedicated on another candidate (As I expected).
Definitely and interesting experience, never been through 5 rounds, especially for a consulting role. Felt like all the management staff really liked me & would’ve loved to add me to their team but remember, they already made up their minds before I even walked into the interview.
Give external candidates a chance !
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A client wants to extend a product line. How would you go about conducting market research.
A recruiter started with a quick phone chat to get to know ,e better. Asked about my background, experience, and why I'm interested in the role. Got a few behavioral questions to see if my values aligned with Nielsen’s culture.
An interview followed by an in person case study. The process was fairly straight forward but the case is not easy if you are not an analytical person to begin with.
I applied online. I interviewed at Nielsen (Kuala Lumpur)
Interview
It very easy. Basic question are asked. They ask what did I work as in previous company and how I can contribute to current role. Ask why I want to join the company.
Analyst 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 61% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Analyst roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 136 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 Analyst according to 136 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 23%
One on one interview: 21%
Skills test: 18%
Background check: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Group panel interview: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Presentation: 4%
Drug test: 2%
Other: 1%
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