I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Nielsen (Chicago, IL) in Nov 2010
Interview
I applied online through their online portal. I received a phone call a few weeks later, stating that I had been selected for a phone interview. I completed the interview on a Tuesday and the next day was told that Nielsen was interested in further pursuing me as a candidate. They scheduled an analytical test for that Friday. It was not easy, consisted of 10 problems and 2 case studies. I received an email that following Monday stating that I had passed the exam and was scheduled for an on-site interview. I interviewed that Friday in their Chicago, IL office. The first interview was lunch with a new Analyst, which amounted to a candid, low-pressure conversation. From there I met with one Director/VP of each of the 3 Professional Services units, individually. These each lasted about 45 minutes. Finally, we (myself and other candidates) concluded the interview in a round-table type setting with HR, some VPs, and some SVPs.
I left the interview feeling confident, but received an email about 2 weeks later stating that they decided to pursue other candidates.
Overall the interview process was positive. It seems like a great company to work for if given the opportunity.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Name a time when someone you had a disagreement with someone you worked with? How did you resolve it?
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Nielsen
Interview
1. meet the HR at a campus event.
2. follow up with emails.
3. get a phone interview one week later. all behavioural questions.
4. get an in-person interview three weeks later. all behavioural questions.
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Nielsen (Markham, ON) in Feb 2017
Interview
The interview process was quite pleasant. I applied though my school's career portal over Christmas break, heard back a few days later. I then received a phone screening call in January and was sent an initial assessment. After passing an email scheduling an interview was set up where I went in to Markham and spoke with the talent acquisition. About a week later, I received an email scheduling my interview with the hiring manager two weeks later. After an unsuccessful interview, I never heard back from then again until I followed up months later. The position had been filled by then.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mostly resume related questions. They really try to make as easy as they can for you to succeed. It felt like more of a conversation. One question in particular was how I would use my skills to assist a project.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Nielsen
Interview
Very pleasant and structured, some difficult questions. My resume wasn't exactly lined up for the job but the interviewer seemed to have interest in my perspective... didn't make it past the personality test. But the process was a college recruiting event, then to a simple meet and greet, then a 1:1 interview on campus the next day. There is a very quick turn around for this and I didn't have much time to prepare but passed the 1:1 and they sent out a logic and personality test.
Professional Services, Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Nielsen with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Professional Services, Analyst roles take an average of 26 days to get hired, when considering 55 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 Professional Services, Analyst according to 55 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 36%
Skills test: 24%
Group panel interview: 11%
Personality test: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Phone interview: 6%
Background check: 4%
Other: 1%
Presentation: 1%
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