Research Executive applicants have rated the interview process at Nielsen with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Executive roles take an average of 25 days to get hired, when considering 15 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 Research Executive according to 15 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 22%
Group panel interview: 14%
One on one interview: 14%
IQ intelligence test: 12%
Skills test: 10%
Phone interview: 10%
Background check: 8%
Personality test: 4%
Drug test: 4%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Nielsen (Cairo, Cairo Governorate) in Oct 2015
Interview
Had to pass 2 tests:
first one was a qualitative test where i got brief cases and had to answer to general questions or suggestions if the consumer will like the product or not and why. There was an essay question at the end where you have to analyse if the suggested product will be successful in the market or not and what are the methods you will use to test this product before getting introduced to the market.
the second test was a quantitative test testing basic numerical skills, they were mainly in the form of MCQs.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why did you choose this sample on this research proposal?
Walk me through your CV
Why did you apply for market research?
In an already terrible job market, I have truly never had the misfortune of coming across a company and internal recruiter that had such a complete disregard for a candidate. I completed a detailed task and presentation, which I submitted well before the deadline. When I asked for feedback and a date for when my final interview would be scheduled, I was ghosted for over a week. I chased for feedback and an update, I received generic feedback and a rejection. Nielsen have a complete disregard for prospective candidates despite positioning themselves as a leader within the market research space that claims to 'value their people'. Save yourself from applying here anyways, their communication is poor and salaries ridiculously below even what constitutes a living wage.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Nielsen (Jakarta) in Dec 2021
Interview
1) HR interview and screening 2) Study case presentation. I was given two days to analyze findings from 2 sales datasets in a spreadsheet and create a 5-slides report 3) User interview about behavioral questions, motivations, work culture
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Behavioral questions: 1) How do you prioritize tasks with conflicting deadlines? 2) Willingness to work overtime? Technical questions about methods and frameworks in data analysis
The first round was fairly informal and focuses mostly on your work history and aspirations for the future. They are keen to find out about how your history aligns with the job.