I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Nielsen (Tampa, FL) in Sept 2015
Interview
I had two phone interviews with two different people spaced 2 weeks apart. One of the people in HR contacted me by email to set up the first interview and didn't reply for a week after I replied to them. After that initial interview they contacted me to set up the phone interview with another person higher up and then emailed me an hour before that scheduled interview asking to reschedule for two days later. In both interviews they asked essentially the same questions - data modeling and processing/statistics experience and leadership experience. After the second interview they told me to email them if I had any questions, and I did email them with a question a few days later but did not get a reply.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the largest data set you have ever worked with?
Primero telefónicamente se comunicaron y tuvimos una charla en inglés. Luego presencial con alguien de rrhh y finalmente con el líder de equipo del proyecto. En los tres casos tuve la reunión en español y en ingles para conocer mi nivel de habla y lisening.
Interview was of three rounds. First round coding and multiple choice based questions. Second round was technical interview and third round was managerial. All the rounds were pretty smooth and the process was quite transparent.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Nielsen (Bengaluru) in Jan 2025
Interview
Hi everyone,
I recently gave the Nielsen Data Scientist test through HireVue. The questions were simple, covering Python, SQL, and aptitude. However, I strongly recommend Nielsen to not to use HireVue for the hiring process. The section-wise timing was uncomfortable and affected overall performance of candidates.
I suggest Nielsen consider using a single timing for the entire test instead of separate timings for sections. This will let candidates show their strengths and weaknesses better, helping to select the best team for higher company performance. By clustering candidates performance, you can create a team of candidates with different expertise, such as one excelling in aptitude, another in ML, and others in statistics. This way, you can build a balanced and highly skilled team.
Nielsen is a great place to work, but improving the test process would make it even better.
Thank you!
