Software Engineer(Internship) applicants have rated the interview process at Nielsen with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 63% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer(Internship) roles take an average of 12 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 Software Engineer(Internship) according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 23%
Presentation: 15%
Phone interview: 15%
One on one interview: 15%
Other: 8%
Skills test: 8%
Drug test: 8%
Personality test: 8%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Nielsen in Apr 2021
Interview
45 min. interview divided into 3 parts. Technical, behavioral, and project experience. Pretty easy interview, all interviewers were friendly, nothing out of the ordinary asked.
Decided to move on with other candidates however who had more relevant experience with their technologies.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Not allowed to disclose, but basic data structure/algo questions + behavioral + project experience questions.
The interview was conducted online and went smoothly. The interviewer was very pleasant, which made the whole experience comfortable and less stressful. The questions were clear and gave me a chance to showcase my skills. Overall, it was a positive experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked about wildcard matching, finding the minimum in a rotated sorted array, and DNS resolution and other CS fundamentals.
One initial screening, followed by 3 interviews: One interview that focused on the behavioral aspect, one interview about your past experiences and opportunities, and one last interview that was a technical interview (coding test).
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Nielsen
Interview
Met at career fair and handed resume in and talked. Was provided an interview opportunity that lasted for 20 some minutes. There were Technical and Behavioral questions that were asked.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Algorithm involving strings and how to work with it