Consultant 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 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Consultant roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 11 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 Consultant according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 19%
Presentation: 19%
Phone interview: 15%
Skills test: 15%
Background check: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Group panel interview: 4%
Drug test: 4%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Nielsen (Prague) in Feb 2017
Interview
Nielsen Aptitude Test
Good day to all!
Today I've went trough Nielsen Aptitude Test. I must to say it was fun.
The test consisted of few parts.
First numerical logic, data reading and interpretation, writing test and behavioral test.
The numerical logic had four similar puzzles. You got the row of numbers and you need to find out what is the missing number. So, you go trough the pattern and get the missing number. Some of them were really hard :)
Other part was about simple data and interpretation. You got table and they asked you questions about the data in the table. Very simple. Make sure you understand questions. You can get similar questions with a different purposes.
One part of the task was:
You have 100 readers. 70 readers read daily morning lists, 40 reads daily night lists, 20 do not read anything. How many readers read at least one lists. How many reads both lists. How many reads only one list.
The writing part was about writing a letter. You have to deliver a report with a delay. Your customer does not now about it. You can not tell what are the internal problems that caused the delay. For some reason I could not find right words and did not do a good job with the writting part. Here I lost most of my points. The letter part was for 20 points. The reagular exercise was arround 2-4 points.
Last part was simple behavioral questions. There were no right or correct answers. Usual staff. Team work, interruptions, working hours etc.
I've been told that my results will be delivered same day. I've got a call next day. The recruiter was very nice and friendly and informed me that I did not pass the test. The main reason was the letter part. I did not get enough points in the letter part.
The interview process is very clear and with many stages. The interviewee was clear about the next steps and what and when to expect follow up communication. Interview questions were primarily behavioral with case study in later rounds
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How much of an adjustment is this new role compared to what you have been doing in the past?
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Nielsen (Tokyo)
Interview
3 interviews and 1 test
1. Interview with HR
2. Test (maths, statistics and marketing in English)
3. Interview with Senior Consultant and Director of the Marketing Effectiveness Department
4. Interview with Managing Director of Automotive industry division
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe the challenges of the project that you are working on
I applied online. I interviewed at Nielsen (Prague) in Jun 2017
Interview
Three rounds - interview with HR, a test and a presentation.
The interview was pretty basic, a test focused mainly on analytical and presentation skills. The presentation takes place in front of potential supervisors.