Nielsen reviews

3.0

39% would recommend to a friend

(8,207 total reviews)
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32% positive business outlook

Nielsen has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 8,207 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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2.0
Oct 4, 2011
Recommend
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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.

2.0
Jan 30, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A lot of other market research companies still consider Nielsen a good foundation for a career in the industry. The company is huge, so you may have a good chance to have a career here if you get the right manager or into the right group or division.

Cons

Very disparate and uneven management practices. Heavily under-resourced especially since started process of going public. HR out of touch. IT 100% outsourced; much of rest of technical or operations jobs given to foreigners with work visas in Tampa, FL. Notoriously poor compensation on average.

2.0
Dec 6, 2010

Looking for a Job at Nielsen - I'd pass

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Can learn from the GE style of management. Simple, open, integrated.

Cons

The ruthlessness of management. Terminations of longstanding and competent employees are a daily fact of life. Others who are part of the "inner circle" advance in spite of shortcomings that would get most others a pink slip.

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