Commercial Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Nielsen with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 38% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Commercial Analyst roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 8 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 Commercial Analyst according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 25%
Group panel interview: 19%
One on one interview: 19%
Phone interview: 13%
Background check: 6%
Drug test: 6%
Other: 6%
Personality test: 6%
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I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Nielsen (Cincinnati, OH) in Oct 2019
Interview
I first met with Nielsen reps at a university career fair. After a brief conversation, I was invited for a first-round interview on campus a about a week later. This interview was about 45 minutes, with one person, and included a few case-style questions where a business scenario was presented. They also asked questions about my degree, extracurriculars, etc.
About a week and a half later, I got an email that I was selected for the final round interview. This interview took place at their office and consisted of 4 interviews with managers/senior level employees. One interview was a case-style interview where I was presented with some data and had time to prepare a brief verbal presentation, as if I were talking with a hypothetical client. Each interview was probably 30-40 minutes and I stayed in one room while the interviewers rotated. There was also a 45 minute math test that focused on logic, word problem type questions. There was also a great lunch spread provided where we had time to mingle with other applicants and ask questions of current employees.
This final round interview took about 5 hours from start to finish and was mentally exhausting, but throughout the day everyone I met was extremely kind, welcoming, and it was an awesome experience. About two weeks later, I was presented with an offer through a phone call.
I will say, that many of the questions they asked were unique and at times caught me off guard. I recommend using the CARS/STARS techniques and having lots of stories prepared that can answer a variety of behavioral interview questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you used technology to solve a problem.
How do you react when someone apologizes to you?
What of your accomplishments are you most proud of?
The interview followed a career fair on campus. There were mostly situational questions throughout the interview. I was emailed to schedule a time to set up this interview. There was one case question as well.
It was a pretty typical interview process. Behavioral interview then a following case study. Case study felt somewhat disconnected from what the job description was. This was early in COVID-19 so it was all done virtually and felt a little disorganized.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Where do you usually fit in in a team environment?
My final round interview was two hours (back to back). The first interview was strictly behavioral (very conversational). The second interview was more analytical thinking and case based. Definitely pay attention to current events and practice some basic case questions.