The hiring process at Nielsen Norman takes an average of 30 days when considering 1 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Designer had the quickest hiring process (on average 30 days), whereas Designer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 30 days).
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Nielsen Norman in Apr 2023
Interview
First, applicants complete a screener user experience analysis assignment and if approved, must schedule an interview with a designer. The outcome of the interview was released about two weeks later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk me through your process for the usability analysis.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Nielsen Norman in Jan 2024
Interview
5 stage interview including 2 design assignments:
1. Application
2. Design Assignment
3. Interview
4. Design Assignment
5. Interview
Design assignments required up to 6 hours of work with minima directions (likely more if you are a researcher).
Post-interview stage was lacking feedback.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Nielsen Norman in Apr 2022
Interview
They emailed me some design exercises to complete and if I got through them, there would be a couple virtual interview rounds, then flying off to CA for the final presentation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me to explain some basic experiences on my resume. On my own cover letter I had really talked up how good I was at statistics, so they asked me to explain a random concept.