I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Nielsen (Wilton, CT) in Apr 2015
Interview
First was HR contacted me and I had a brief HR screening interview. After the interview I was told that I would need to take an online assessment. The online assessment was basic math questions, personality questions and a few profit/loss questions. After the test, received feedback and was scheduled to speak to one of the managers. Interview was a mix of market sizing questions, marketing concept questions and behavioral questions. Final round was an onsite interview with one manager and two vp's. For the most part of it was a conversation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How many slices of Pizza are eaten in your school every year?
What factors affect forecasted sales volume.
Tell me about a time you worked on an analytical project.
Various promotional strategies.
What factors should you consider when launching a new product?
One cake brainteaser questions that's been repeated.
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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