Professional Services, 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 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Professional Services, Analyst roles take an average of 26 days to get hired, when considering 55 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 Professional Services, Analyst according to 55 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 36%
Skills test: 24%
Group panel interview: 11%
Personality test: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Phone interview: 6%
Background check: 4%
Presentation: 1%
Other: 1%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Nielsen (Parsippany, NJ) in Mar 2015
Interview
Started with an on-campus interview, standard behavioral with some case-like questions at the end, and then time for me to ask any questions. I had actually interviewed with this woman before, so the tone was a bit friendlier.
Advanced to the next round. They were not actually specific that this would also be the final round, but I guess that's assumed since it was off-site. Traveled to Parsippany, NJ location (all paid for by employer), then had 3 45 minute interviews in a row, back to back. After there was a quick lunch with associates (which probably was a secret interview in its own way).
All interviews were similar to the first round, behavioral, time for me to ask questions at the end. But different in the sense that they wanted to hear more about why we wanted Nielsen. More about what we know about Professional Services in particular and what the 3 verticals entail. Above all, wanted to understand how we think, so definitely talk through questions even if you have no idea what the answer is.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was your biggest regret? (Emphasis on not work related)
-Case study question about Coke-A-Cola, what would you suggest if they are interested in joining craft beer industry? Good idea or bad?
-Question about cake. Brain teaser. You want to cut it into 8 slices but can only cut it 3 times. How do you do this?
-How many people buy soft drinks in the United States?
-Why Nielsen/Why Professional Services
-Why ____(your university)
-Biggest accomplishment at your university to date.
-Some question about grape oreos (other candidates have posted, it's the exact same one)
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Nielsen
Interview
1. meet the HR at a campus event.
2. follow up with emails.
3. get a phone interview one week later. all behavioural questions.
4. get an in-person interview three weeks later. all behavioural questions.
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Nielsen (Markham, ON) in Feb 2017
Interview
The interview process was quite pleasant. I applied though my school's career portal over Christmas break, heard back a few days later. I then received a phone screening call in January and was sent an initial assessment. After passing an email scheduling an interview was set up where I went in to Markham and spoke with the talent acquisition. About a week later, I received an email scheduling my interview with the hiring manager two weeks later. After an unsuccessful interview, I never heard back from then again until I followed up months later. The position had been filled by then.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mostly resume related questions. They really try to make as easy as they can for you to succeed. It felt like more of a conversation. One question in particular was how I would use my skills to assist a project.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Nielsen
Interview
Very pleasant and structured, some difficult questions. My resume wasn't exactly lined up for the job but the interviewer seemed to have interest in my perspective... didn't make it past the personality test. But the process was a college recruiting event, then to a simple meet and greet, then a 1:1 interview on campus the next day. There is a very quick turn around for this and I didn't have much time to prepare but passed the 1:1 and they sent out a logic and personality test.