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      3.0

      39% would recommend to a friend

      (8,211 total reviews)
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      Karthik Rao

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      31% positive business outlook

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      3.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.3

      Work/Life balance

      3.1

      Compensation and benefits

      3.0

      Culture & values

      2.7

      Career opportunities

      2.6

      Senior management

      Nielsen has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 8,211 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Nielsen employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      5.0
      Mar 1, 2015

      Great place to start your career

      Gbs emerging leaders associate
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      Pros

      Great opportunities to develop the skills you need to build your career Interesting projects and the ability to get involved in them even if not in direct job responsibilities Senior leadership excellent at conveying uniform message/values and interacting openly with employees Excellent work/life balance and workplace flexibility

      Cons

      Despite process simplification attempts, excessive amount of paperwork and being forced to follow non-value-add processes Slow progress despite rapid attempts for change, likely due to "too many leaders, not enough workers" structure

      4.0
      Feb 11, 2015

      Scary smart, charismatic and motivated colleagues.

      Vice president
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      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Nielsen really cares about providing value to its clients. It is NOT about billing. The culture is, "If the work adds differentiated value, new work follows." All levels of the organization get client interaction and the project teams encourage active participation from all team members - no matter what level they're at. Teams are lean, so there is a lot of delegating, which provides ample opportunities to learn and stand apart from your peers. Work life balance is tough - hours can be long, but they are flexible. Colleagues can work from home, take a day off, etc... as long as the work gets done on time and with the necessary content. Sr. Leadership is brilliant and focused on growing the overall business.

      Cons

      Salaries are low vs. comparable roles at a client organization or with other consulting firms. Bonuses are stupid low. Embarrassingly low. Despite being a publicly traded company, there is no stock option plan or employee purchase plan for anyone other than the very, very select top management team. As a result of this, there is a high turnover as more lucrative offers are very easy to come by. With numerous verticals (lines of business) it is difficult to gain cross-functional experience, as there is a strong push to keep people in one vertical, rather than move them and have to train them on new things.

      2.0
      Feb 10, 2015

      Execs and shareholders reign supreme

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Able to work remotely. Lots of really smart employees. Many are kind. Tied to an industry that I love: media.

      Cons

      Run as a "meritocracy" which is code for: we only reward the very top employees. In that same vein, they layoff the "bottom 10%" every year. As part of the Arbitron acquisition, 500 employees were laid off. About 500 remained (before more layoffs). And kept sequestered under "Nielsen Audio". Never really brought into the fold. Fear-based management. Execs, over seniors, over managers, over employees. Courage incredibly lacking. Unreasonable expectations: nights, weekends, whims of the execs. Execs (former and current) make MILLIONS. Employees not so much.

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