Nielsen Pittsburgh, PA

Nielsen Pittsburgh, PA Interviews

1. 27 Feb 2019

   Software Engineer Interview

   Anonymous Employee in Pittsburgh, PA

   No Offer

   Negative Experience

   Average Interview

   Application

   I applied through an employee referral The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Nielsen (Pittsburgh, PA)

   Interview

   The process here was horrible, low communication, and random returns. In addition to have had 2 different recruiters (when a change was not told to me).
   
   Then the second recruiter had reapplied me to the wrong position and that denial sent me backwards.
   
   All in all the interview process makes me feel the company is not functional adept internally.
   
   
   Process start with phone calls to HR, then to the Hiring manager. Afterwards I provided a coding sample.
   
   This went rather quickly as I was a referral. This happened 2018 Nov.
   
   Next I waited till January when they phone me back up to do an onsite. The onsite was told to me that it would be 2 parts, ideally a week apart.
   
   I do the first one mid January, and then wait for the call to schedule. It never comes, and I assume they moved on.
   
   I tried emailing to find out for sure, and was met with a disconnected email address and loss my only connection to HR.
   
   So I assume I am out.
   
   Then mid February comes around and I get a suspicious email that reads like a scam. Knowing my friend is on the inside I decide it's not a red flag. We set up a time for the last onsite. It went over time by an hour so I thought this was good.
   
   A week and half later I get an email saying I was denied for not being Qualified for the QA position I didn't apply for...
   
   I reach again and get a response that says the same thing.
   
   All in all this process was a huge waste of time. The hiring process red flags should scare anyone away.
   

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