The NPD Group Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"NPD is a leader in the Market Research industry. As a privately held company, NPD provides more opportunitites for innovation without constraint than may be available in similar organizations."

"Great company for entry to mid-level. Once you get to Director level, too many layers and too much politics. The environment shifts at the top,."

"I've worked for NPD for about 2 years. It has a very good market analytics applications. Application development teams are pretty small in size and unavailability of senior staff to provide more inputs to the team is a big problem."

"Company is good and so are the people"

"From my experience and the division I was representing, I found the company to be too driven by profits and not enough focus on the customer. The business strategy that our division President put in place was unrealistic and not a loud enough voice to help new technology (like software) be developed for meeting clients' needs. In addition, clients had a difficult time with understanding the value our services offered as our methodology was a bit archaic."

"Very smart people, but lacking understanding of clients business. Controlling Management."

What do you like about working at The NPD Group?

"I liked working with a good team of support techs that related to me by always wanting to learn new things and the end users were mostly pleased with our work."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"To be yourself and do your best when applying and not hold back what you bring to the table."

What don't you like about working at The NPD Group?

"My last job at NPD, the IT management were very cheap when it came down to buying new support tools."

"Overworked. Mgmt politics. Old office too hot and cold, raw sewage leaks!"

What do you like about working at The NPD Group?

"Coworkers mostly nice. Top execs tried to keep employees informed about direction and challenges."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Ask to speak to line level too, not just mgmt or HR. Find out the real challenges, expectations and limitations."

What don't you like about working at The NPD Group?

"Office building was ancient, with many excessively hot and cold spots. Multiple raw sewage leaks and then cleaning treatments with harsh chemicals floating around in the air. Some very phony, ego-driven management, who didn't know what they were talking about in some areas. Politicians who didn't like being questioned. Stood on their titles in place of knowledge or competence."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Admit when you don't know something. Lose your big egos and phony demeanors."

What do you like about working at The NPD Group?

"The standard 37.5 hour work week. I have an office even though I'm at the Manager level. Deadlines are generally flexible and people are helpful."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Ask about career path and legitimate opportunity for advancement. Ask about the software and be leery about accounts rotating between employees. You want to establish a set list of accounts, not play musical chairs."

What don't you like about working at The NPD Group?

"My boss is sometimes scattered and I have to track them down for direction/advice about important issues. The software is archaic. Everyone expects to be a winner all the time. This stifles competition."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Try to invest more in technology and data. We need to get the sample in our panel up so we can get more detail for clients. Also, the UI of the software needs to be intuitive so we can allow clients to pull their own data rather than coming to us for data pulls."

What do you like about working at The NPD Group?

"Open and Free Environment, Good work Culture,supportive colleagues, good management,"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It was very easy and simple one round interview ."

What don't you like about working at The NPD Group?

"As of Now I have good experience in all companies."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management was good. so no need to change it ."

"No supervision from supervisors, must be a self learner to succeed but work ethics will not be noticed due to no management staff around."

What do you like about working at The NPD Group?

"Work environment can be comfortable most of the time."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Take the job for experience purposes."

What don't you like about working at The NPD Group?

"Management Staff."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get Involved."