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      3.0

      39% would recommend to a friend

      (8,196 total reviews)

      David Kenny

      42% approve of CEO

      32% positive business outlook

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      3.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.4

      Work/Life balance

      3.1

      Culture & values

      3.1

      Compensation and benefits

      2.7

      Career opportunities

      2.6

      Senior management

      Nielsen has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 8,196 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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      8K reviews
      2.0
      Feb 23, 2012

      A once great company is being picked clean by the Private Equities that own it.

      Senior account executive
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Best place to learn the basics of quantitative audience research. Also great for learning how to deal with demanding and often irate clients. If you can succeed in client service here, you will be a star anywhere else.

      Cons

      The concerted experience and brain drain that started in 2008 is unfortunately still going on. Invaluable knowledge and experience has been sacrificed in the name of financial expediency. So don't expect to have a lot of subject matter experts around to help you learn this rather specilized and complex business as was the norm in the past. If you don't learn on the fly well, look elsewhere.

      1.0
      Feb 9, 2012

      Getting Worse Every Single Day

      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The people are generally nice and collaborative. The location downtown is convenient for most people. It's close to mass transit for both city dwellers and suburbanites.

      Cons

      The rewards and recognition system at Nielsen is completely broken. Bonus payouts are purposely made a mystery and the company provides "fuzzy" explanations if you ask for clarity on how they are calculated. Merit increases are extremely low and most people get them on an 18-24 month cycle. The key to success at Nielsen is to come into work and smile every day. It's a completely conflict avoiding culture, meaning that people that have learned how to smile no matter how bad things are get rewarded. Never make waves!

      1.0
      Jan 22, 2011

      Disappointing

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      it's a job - pay is a little above average. Most Field Employees have a company vehicle with a gas card and insurance.

      Cons

      not very stable, they have annual layoffs not related to how you perfromed your job but how you stack up against other employees. teamwork is not encouraged. I spent a good chunk of time providing data that was used to miromange myself.

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