I applied in-person. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Nielsen (Chicago, IL) in Feb 2018
Interview
I was contacted by a recruiter that I had a previous relationship with. A couple of days later I was contacted and had a phone interview with the hiring manager. Two weeks later I interviewed in person. A day later I got an offer letter.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Coding & Architecture Interviews. Lots of questions on cloud architecture (eventual consistence, resilient systems, etc).
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Nielsen (Tampa, FL) in Mar 2014
Interview
Multiple rounds / multiple persons. Behavior based questions and we were able to do it all over the phone. HR contacts were very helpful in describing the benefits and working environment. All interviewers were experts in their field / area. Major locations across the US included Schaumburg, IL and Oldsmar, FL.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time where you faced a difficult deliverable with a challenging client? What did you do? What was the result?
Principal Architect applicants have rated the interview process at Nielsen with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Principal Architect roles take an average of 41 days to get hired, when considering 2 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 Principal Architect according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
Background check: 17%
Phone interview: 17%
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