Skills and abilities: Excellent communication and listening skills, with the ability to inspire trust and confidence, putting people at ease. Use good investigative skills, and make well-judged decisions.
What you’ll be doing: Market research is concerned with the collection and analysis of information that indicates people’s thoughts about consumer products or particular societal issues. This involves one of two main methods: numbers-based quantitative analysis of surveys from large samples of people, and language-based qualitative analysis from focus groups and comprehensive questionnaires. Typical day-to-day responsibilities include:
- Meeting clients to discuss current and potential research projects
- Coordinating interviewers and researchers
- Designing questionnaires and organising surveys
- Analysing data and presenting results to clients
- Advising clients how they can utilise the research
Career progression: You may decide to lead a team or manage departments, or with experience become a self-employed market research consultant. You may also choose to work in the promotional aspect of marketing or advertising.
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