Business 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 53% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Business Analyst roles take an average of 23 days to get hired, when considering 23 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 Business Analyst according to 23 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 24%
Phone interview: 15%
IQ intelligence test: 14%
Group panel interview: 10%
Skills test: 10%
Presentation: 10%
Personality test: 7%
Background check: 7%
Drug test: 3%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Nielsen (Stamford, CT) in Jan 2014
Interview
Telephonic Interview, Once satisfied invited for an interview at the office. 4 different managers interviewed. Each one asked questions on my background and skill sets. I was also asked why should they hire me. I have summarized my education and experience so as it related to the position
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me something about yourself
Why should we hire you
very Simple and fast process! we start with 1 write test with multiple questions/calculation to be made and after that we have a 1 interview with hiring manager and HR
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What you know about nielsen
What do you think about FMCG and the role of the company
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Nielsen
Interview
Aptitude test + technical interview and HR interview for those who pass technical interview.
Aptitude questions were logical reasoning , psychometric , verbal and numerical .
Video assesment was 1 hour long
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Nielsen in Oct 2019
Interview
The first step was a phone screen with standard questions, and one situational question about how you would go about marketing a product. The second interview was over Skype with 3 interviewers who asked similar questions to the phone screen with more short case study type questions. The final interview was at the Nielsen offices and took a full day with over 5 interviews, mostly asking the same questions. During this day there was also a skills test and a lunch with a Q&A panel.