I applied through university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Nielsen in Oct 2012
Interview
I dropped my resume through my university career service as well as through the Nielsen careers site. A week after the resume drop deadline, I was contacted for a first round interview, consisting of a behavioral and a 2hr math/writing test. The test was what I would say, probability, finite, and business math problems with some writing questions as well. The writing portion asked to write a letter stating bad news to a CEO, nothing too difficult, just assessing business writing skills.
I completed the exam and then went to my interview. The interview was pretty standard and the lady that interviewed me seemed genuinely interested in my story. Normal, tell me about yourself, major, why do you want to be at Nielsen, how did you first hear about Nielsen and additional questions, format. About halfway through the interview they asked me to advice a client that was debating on where to invest his money. I would consider this a mini case, mostly focusing on your logic and points (there was no 'right' answer).
I didn't hear back from Nielsen for over a month. I knew some of my friends had received rejection letters so I decided to email my interviewer. The next day, she emailed me back and the day after I got a phone call extending me an offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
An investor comes to you with $100k. He doesn't know whether to invest in a pizza chain (many stores but ehh pizza quality) or a boutique pizzeria (only one store but everyone raves about the pizza). Where would you recommend he invests his money?
I applied through university. I interviewed at Nielsen
Interview
Behavioral questions in interview after having taken an online skills test with timed brain teasers. The night before the interview, there was a pre-interview social even in which I met both my interviewers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell about a time when you had a conflict with someone in a group setting, and how you approached the problem.
I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Nielsen in Oct 2015
Interview
Submitted resume, was contacted and had to take an hour long problem-solving test, then had one interview on-campus. Problem solving test was not too difficult, but was a little stressful. I was notified by my campus a week after taking the test that I had an interview on campus. The interview was about 45 min ling.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why are you interested in Nielsen? How could Walmart figure out what kinds of cereals to sell in its stores? Tell me why you are a good fit for the company?
I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Nielsen in Nov 2014
Interview
Had on-campus interview that was lengthy but didn't seem to dive into who the candidate actually was. Be ready for a lot of behavioral questions with a couple of strategic thinking thrown in there as well. It was easy and helpful that the person in the room was so friendly, but she had trouble acting like I wasn't just a number.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
"You have a 5 oz cup, 3 oz cup, and an unlimited amount of water. How do you get 1 oz of water?