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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
      1.0
      Jan 7, 2011

      Horrible

      Intern
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      1. A good place to go to if you want to go into marketing - learn the heart of market analytics and research from a leading and recongised company that has major clients

      Cons

      In all fairness, I believe that I didnt enjoy my time at nielsen because it simply wasnt the job for me. I quickly learnt that market research didnt interest me, which made work pretty difficult. This aside, the main cons for me were: 1. not International 2. Absolutely no management (perhaps this is just the nature of consulting though?), no career guidance, advice, etc 3. Repeative work 4. No effort to keep employees happy.

      1.0
      Dec 10, 2010

      Death by a thousand cuts!

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Some smart people - but the really smart ones have already or are in the process of leaving.

      Cons

      Quality of services to clients are deteriorating. Senior management more-focused on their potential earn-out than on shaping a company to provide reliable information to their clients.

      1.0
      Oct 23, 2010

      Discouraging

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The business of TV ratings and the efforts to get them are very interesting. Everyone is dedicated to providing accurate data and being the leaders in television research. There has always been a can do attitude with everyone at Nielsen TV.

      Cons

      The cost cutting has stunted the growth and quality of the company. What used to take one week to get completed, now takes 6 months. This may have been BAU for Calhoun at GE, but it is discouraging for veterans at Nielsen. The company is worse off now than five years ago. We are not positioned for growth in TV, and another company will get the drop on us. Technology is changing too fast, and we just fired 30 engineers for cost savings. Very short sighted, but the Private Equity group does not care about long term status. I thought I would retire from this company, but nothing lasts forever. I would not recommend beginning a career with Nielsen. If you do, do not expect long term prospects. Get what you can and do not do anything out of loyalty. It is two way street, and Nielsen has been driving one way for the last three years.

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