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    Nielsen Reviews

    Updated 14 December 2018
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    Nielsen Chief Executive Officer Mitch Barns
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    • "It's hard to have work-life balance" (in 287 reviews)

    • "no work life balance, restricted growth" (in 63 reviews)

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    1. "Nielsen summary"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Nielsen full-time

      Pros

      Friendly atmosphere, helpful colleagues, good location

      Cons

      Lack of resources & training, little room for progression, long hours, no over-time

      Advice to Management

      Improve resources (staff, software, training etc.) Compensate for over-time

    2. "Account Manager"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Nielsen full-time

      Pros

      People are really nice. Good benefits.

      Cons

      Career Progression is limited currently.

      Advice to Management

      Create new opportunities for progression.

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    3. Helpful (2)

      "Valuable experience but tough"

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      Former Employee - Account in Dublin, Co. Dublin
      Former Employee - Account in Dublin, Co. Dublin
      No opinion of CEO

      Pros

      Good social element with different types of events for employees throughout the year. Opportunities to work with market leading companies.

      Cons

      Very heavy workload at times with little support. Not a lot of opportunities to progress within the Irish business. Often a focus on cost cutting rather than investing money in employees & facilities

    4. "No personal initiative"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Nielsen full-time

      Pros

      Friendly culture, some smart colleagues, good name on resume, good working hours

      Cons

      The job is not thrilling. Very strong processes in place with very little space for personal initiative. Have 3 people doing the work that 2 people could do

    5. "Mostly a good place to work"

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      Former Employee - Analyst
      Former Employee - Analyst
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Nielsen full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Interesting/Varied work
      The folks I worked with were great

      Cons

      At times to big to get out of it's own way, smaller groups tend to get lost in the shuffle

      Advice to Management

      Like with all things, your people are the key; you can hire cheaper labor but it is often difficult to replace both experience and drive.

    6. "Client Business Partner - Nielsen"

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      Current Employee - Client Business Partner in Markham, ON (Canada)
      Current Employee - Client Business Partner in Markham, ON (Canada)

      I have been working at Nielsen full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Ability to learn
      Good Global Networking
      Fair compensation
      Smart workforce
      Ability to transfer to different locations

      Cons

      Lean management team
      Limited Mentorship
      Dated systems
      Poor GTM strategies

    7. "Surveyor"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Nielsen part-time

      Pros

      Everyone is very positive and motivated by what they do

      Cons

      Communication between full time staff and part time staff could be better

    8. "Anonymous"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Chicago, IL (US)
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Chicago, IL (US)
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Nielsen full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      - Passionate employees
      - Great new office in Chicago
      - Good bosses and learning opportunities

      Cons

      - Lots of organizational change right now

    9. "Great place to work"

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      Current Employee - Managing Director in Bangkok (Thailand)
      Current Employee - Managing Director in Bangkok (Thailand)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Nielsen full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Opportunities to work in multiple countries
      Continued development for those that want it.
      Very autonomous

      Cons

      A little slow with development of new solutions

      Advice to Management

      Don't expect everything to be 100% perfect

    10. Helpful (2)

      "Its an old company in the 21st centuary"

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      Current Employee - Product Marketing Director in Chicago, IL (US)
      Current Employee - Product Marketing Director in Chicago, IL (US)
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Nielsen full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Real growth opportunities, especially when you get a broken thing to work with and make better
      If you get identified as high potential you get love and attention from HR
      Shifting towards technology focus and scaling better - but its slow
      Unlimited vacation and WFH culture - both endorsed by my team not sure about others

      Cons

      Senior management: no one agrees on what priorities are which was only made worse by recent layoffs.
      Health benefits are mid-range
      Slow to change, its too big for its own good

      Advice to Management

      Focus on what Nielsen is good at, cut the dead weight products, reallocate those support teams to the things that have high potential or make shake up the market.