Nielsen Reviews
Updated 5 Dec 2019
"Excellent work life balance, everyone is friendly" (in 353 reviews)
"Virtual meetings/ Work from Home" (in 349 reviews)
"work life balance not good for most of the teams" (in 320 reviews)
"High workload and long working hours" (in 199 reviews)
"Data is more valuable than oil"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Nielsen full-time for more than a year
Pros
Well established in the market, big global company, great reputation
Cons
Company is going through a period of transition needs to ensure it keeps up with the times. Office lacks vibrancy because of location
Nielsen2019-11-15- Helpful (2)
"Going Down"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Nielsen full-time for more than a year
Pros
Dublin Office. Lovely people work there. Earlier finishes on Fridays. Good teams depending on which department you work in.
Cons
Massively high turnover in commercial section. Loss of major talent in last 3 years.
Advice to Management
Listen more to your subordinates.
Nielsen2019-10-16 "Commercial Executive"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Nielsen full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Flexible working hours, great benefits, early finish on Fridays
Cons
Offices are outdated and old
Nielsen2019-05-14"Goof company but high stress environment"
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I worked at Nielsen full-time
Pros
Career progression, learning and development
Cons
High stress, high staff turnovrt
Nielsen2019-04-12- Helpful (1)
"Nielsen summary"
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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
Nielsen2017-12-12 "Account Manager"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI 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.
Nielsen2017-10-09- Helpful (2)
"Valuable experience but tough"
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No Opinion of CEOI worked at Nielsen
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
Nielsen2017-04-28 "No personal initiative"
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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
Nielsen2017-02-04"Nielsen ARC is fun and chill place to work"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Nielsen full-time for more than a year
Pros
Work Life balance - 100% Good place to start at entrty level Will have opportunities to move to other department to increase skillset
Cons
Pay very low compared to the industry ARC does not offer challenging jobs, therefore it is advisable not to spend too many years here as you skillset will be limited to few task basis jobs
Advice to Management
Increase the scope of the work and the pay
Nielsen2019-12-05"Sr manager"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Nielsen full-time
Pros
Good learning environment of company.
Cons
Huge pay gap from industry
Advice to Management
Investment in your talent and asking for feedback grassroots can really help management achieve their goal.
Nielsen2019-12-05