I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Nielsen (Cincinnati, OH) in Oct 2016
Interview
I was recruited through my university. The process was 3 steps: resume submission, on-campus interview, and on-site interview. The on-campus interview was personality/resume based with one very broad business thinking type question. The on-site consisted of Q&A with current associates and 4-45 minute interviews. Of these 4, two were purely resume/behavioral, one also included market-sizing and critical thinking questions, and the other was purely a case question. The case question consisted of 20 minutes to examine available data on a table and ask questions and then 10-15 to summarize the situation and recommend next steps. All behavioral questions were fairly typical.
Turnaround was very quick: only a few days between application due date and first interview, then a week before second interview, then another 9 days before the offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How many new spoons are sold annually in the United States (only metal, no plastic)?
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%
Presentation: 1%
Other: 1%
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