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    3.6
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    72%
    Recommend to a Friend
    79%
    Approve of CEO
    David Kenny
    96 Ratings
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    1. "Commercial Executive"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Dublin, Dublin
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I 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      Offices are outdated and old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

    2. "Goof company but high stress environment"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I worked at Nielsen full-time

      Pros

      Career progression, learning and development

      Cons

      High stress, high staff turnovrt

      Nielsen2019-04-12
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    3. Helpful (1)

      "Nielsen summary"

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      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

      Nielsen2017-12-12

    4. "Account Manager"

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      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.

      Nielsen2017-10-09
    5. Helpful (2)

      "Valuable experience but tough"

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      Former Employee - Account in Dublin, Dublin
      No Opinion of CEO

      I 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

    6. "No personal initiative"

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        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

        Nielsen2017-02-04

      • "All good"

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        Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Tampa, FL

        I worked at Nielsen full-time for more than a year

        Pros

        All good was a great job

        Cons

        Nothing, cool company but work life balance was’t good

        Nielsen2019-06-18

      • "Great Exposure and learning experience"

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        Former Employee - Associate Client Manager 

        I worked at Nielsen full-time for more than 5 years

        Pros

        Exposure to Top Executives and different lines of businesses.

        Cons

        Trouble among team leads limited Career advancement

        Nielsen2019-06-18

      • "Great place to work"

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        Current Employee - Internship in Lisbon
        Recommends
        Positive Outlook
        No Opinion of CEO

        I have been working at Nielsen full-time (Less than a year)

        Pros

        Very great environment to work and you will have chances to develop different skill sets. Great management.

        Cons

        Might take a bit long time to grow within the company

        Nielsen2019-06-17

      • "Senior Manager"

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        Current Employee - Senior Manager 
        Recommends
        Neutral Outlook
        No Opinion of CEO

        I have been working at Nielsen full-time (Less than a year)

        Pros

        Great company culture. People are very smart, capable, and friendly. Great exposure to top brands and probably one of the most recognised market research companies in the world.

        Cons

        Can sometimes to be difficult working with global offices. Senior global management is not very attuned to what is happening on regional levels and provide resources to support.

        Advice to Management

        Give more value to the comments made on a regional level.

        Nielsen2019-06-17
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