3.0
Apr 9, 2010
Current employee
Schaumburg, IL
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
The Nielsen company is a great place for someone to start their career right out of college. You can gain an immense amount of knowledge about the consumer package goods industry that is applicable to many different companies and industries.
Cons
Unfortunately, Nielsen was purchased by a private equity firm whose only goals are to suck every dime of cost out of the company. They have used the poor economic environment as an excuse to further reduce benefits and compensation and outsourced a large number of jobs. As a fellow associate always says, they are penny wise and pound foolish. They have reduced staffing levels and allowed the infrastructure to degrade to a critical and dangerous point.