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      3.0

      39% would recommend to a friend

      (8,211 total reviews)
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      Karthik Rao

      Not enough data to show CEO approval

      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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      8K reviews
      1.0
      Oct 9, 2011

      Senior management is too concerned about short term cost saving

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Nielsen has a market advantage of owning cross media consumer info. It has lots of talented people who are eager to innovate.

      Cons

      Too process oriented. People who develop the process do not understand what software development is. Old fashion tools such as WORD and EXCEL are used to manage large enterprise projects instead of investing in automated tools. These time consuming process hinders the business's ability to be innovative and be quick to market. People are boxed into particular functions and job descriptions. Cross training or taking on work that is not in your own area of responsibility is discouraged. Communication is a nightmare when you have to remember to include all the people who needs to know.

      2.0
      Oct 4, 2011

      Stay Away

      Data warehouse developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Relatively good benefits, very flexible schedule and option of working remotely.

      Cons

      Salaries are stagnant, way below market values. Even for those people who considered important, it's impossible to negotiate a fair raise. The culture is severely damaged by outsourcing to India. Most of the TCS people are incompetent and very hard to work with. Too many restrictions and very narrow range of responsibilities. A lot of time wasted on really ineffective administrative tasks and tracking of progress,etc. As someone who got to Nielsen by acquisition, i can tell that the range of my responsibilities and therefore access privileges is shrinking every day. If you are a sharp and experienced programmer/IT specialist, I would not recommend working for Nielsen.

      5.0
      Oct 2, 2011

      Nielsen Korea

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Awesome work environment and opportunities for personal growth.

      Cons

      Lack of proper communication between the employees at The Nielsen Company Korea and the expats sent from the headquarter in the U.S.

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