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Nielsen Business Analyst Interview Questions
& Process

Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.

Based on 27 interview experiences · FREE TO READ

2.7 Rounds average
Average Typical difficulty
64% Positive experience

Candidate interview experiences

First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Nielsen.

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Business Analyst

Analytics · more than a year ago

Senior Average No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Onsite Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical

The interview process kicked off with a prescreen phone call. Following that, there was a 1-hour in-person meeting with the HR manager where they asked some behavioral questions. After the HR meeting, I had to complete a written test with 10 questions/case studies. The final round was a meeting with senior managers from the team.

Confirmed questions1 question
  • What are your salary expectations?
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Nielsen

Business Analyst

Analytics

Entry Average Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Case

First, I filled out the online form, which asked about my experience, education, and salary expectations. Then, HR called me. The conversation was nice, and we even spoke a little English. The questions were pretty standard: why I want to work at Nielsen, my strengths and weaknesses, how I envision the job, etc. After that, I had an appointment at the office with the department manager and HR. I also had to answer some case study questions or find solutions to customer issues. I'm still waiting for the final feedback.

Confirmed questions1 question
  • Why do you want to work at Nielsen?
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Business Analyst

Analytics

Mid Difficult Neutral experience No offer 7 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Onsite Panel Background check Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Case Presentation Group

First, there was a phone screen with some normal questions and one situational question about marketing a product. Then, I had a Skype interview with three people. They asked questions similar to the phone screen, plus some short case study questions. The last interview was a full day at the Nielsen offices, with over five interviews, mostly asking the same questions. This day also included a skills test and a lunch with a Q&A panel.

Confirmed questions1 question
  • Tell me about a time you used data to solve a problem.

Nielsen Business Analyst Interview Questions

Quoted word for word from Nielsen interview reports.

How many years, based on the profit of ChocoNut, will it take the company to completely pay for the machine with its profit.

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Given how much pretzels were sold in the past, calculate how many additional pretzels need to be sold to cover the cost of adding the extra expense of adding salt.

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If there is a stack of quarters as tall as the empire state building, will they all fit on this table assuming weight is not an issue?

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What is the probability that you pass on the 3rd time?

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What is the probability that you pass the 1st OR the 2nd time?

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Formats, difficulty and experience

Across all 27 Nielsen interview reports.

Interview formats

Technical 31.3%
Behavioral 25.4%
Presentation 13.4%
Case 11.9%
Group 6%

Interview difficulty

Easy 14.8%
Average 51.9%
Difficult 33.3%

Candidate experience

Positive 64%
Neutral 28%
Negative 8%