I applied through college or university. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Nielsen (New York, NY) in Nov 2009
Interview
I first had to apply through my university's recruiting pipeline. After that, I was given an in-person initial interview with the recruiter, who was very nice and "on my side." She asked most of the normal interview questions, with some tough situation-based questions thrown in, as well. I made it through that interview, was asked to complete a very involved questionnaire, and then was subsequently asked to come in for a final interview with 2 HR managers. They were very friendly, and the interview was more like a laid-back conversation. I thought all went well, but I was given a form rejection email rather quickly thereafter.
Very straightforward and communicative. Each step of their decision was laid out in both the proceeding interview and follow-up emails. There was a preliminary interview and a more intensive follow-up I found that I did not have to ask too many questions about the interview process, it was just conversation about the role.
Client Solutions 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 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Client Solutions roles take an average of 3 days to get hired, when considering 2 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 Client Solutions according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Personality test: 33%
Group panel interview: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
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