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%
One on one interview: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
IQ intelligence test: 12%
Skills test: 10%
Phone interview: 10%
Background check: 8%
Drug test: 4%
Personality test: 4%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Nielsen (Guangzhou, Guangdong) in Sep 2011
Interview
Mainly three to four steps for regular employment (differed from campus hiring): simple paper test, examining basic math skills, data mining skills and advanced writing skills. Sometimes, you will also be asked to use SPSS or other statistics software to perform analysis And then there will 2 -3 interviewing process. First, HR managers. And then direct-reporting managers or senior staff. The last one is the department head. Sometimes, direct managers will come together with department head because they are actually too busy to separate the process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Lots of unexpected things, like don't underestimate the paper test. Even a single and simple diagram will have lots of insights you can find. Keep thinking and digging. Interviewing is thought to be most difficult part in all hiring process. The same situation happens here, too. Be prepared. Especially, you have to understand well the job description. Like, if you apply for a consumer researcher job, make sure that whether there will be some kind of customer management work associated with the position. If yes, you have to demonstrate your not only analysis skills, but also your customer communication skills
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.