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I have a scientific background and experience as a market research analyst for Frost & Sullivan and HBS...Is the right description for my previous roles at F&S/HBS a market research analyst? Where can I look to find similar job positions?
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| Q7.
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What are the hardest positions to fill in UK agencies at present? And on the client side? (- the hardest sectors?)
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| Q5.
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Which companies, in your opinion, are at the forefront of web site research? How do you see this sector of MR progressing?
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| Q7.
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| Q46.
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I
wonder
if
you
could
help
me.
I
have
not
enclosed
my
cv
but
in
a
nutshell:
1.
I
have
a
scientific
background,
12
yrs
in
medical
research,
I
worked
for
Frost
&
Sullivan
for
2
yrs
as
a
market
research
analyst
in
the
healthcare
dept,
interviewed
key
people,
designed
the
questionnaire
and
analysed
the
information
and
wrote
a
report
(300
pages
+),
all
within
a
3
month
deadline;
I
then
worked
part
time
for
a
company
called
...
and
did
the
same
thing
whilst
I
wrote
a
book;
I
now
work
in
a
lower
role
as
a
researcher
for
a
publisher
of
consumer
market
reports,
providing
the
library
based
research
for
a
team
of
freelance
writers.
The
questions
are
:
1.
Is
the
right
description
for
my
previous
roles
at
F&S
etc..
a
market
research
analyst?
2.
Where
can
I
look
to
find
similar
job
positions?
When
I
look
(mrweb.com
and
other
job
agencies)
there
doesn't
appear
to
be
any.
The
positions
at
F&S/...
were
quite
demanding
and
required
a
high
level
of
focus
and
ability.
I
just
find
it
hard
to
believe
there
can
not
be
a
role
for
somebody
with
my
skills
within
market
research.
3.
I
would
prefer
to
have
a
full-time
permanent
job
than
freelance.
4.
Any
advice
for
me?
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| A.
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Sinead
Hasson
says:
The
positions
you
should
look
for
are
-
market
analyst,
research
analyst
or
business
analyst.
You
should
contact
companies
similiar
to
Frost
&
Sullivan
directly
and
explain
what
you
are
looking
for,
often
these
companies
will
employ
people
on
short
term
contracts
dependent
on
workload
however
these
will
often
be
long
term
rolling
contracts.
Keep
looking
at
MrWeb
as
I
am
sure
that
occasionally
these
jobs
will
appear.
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| Q22.
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I've
been
working
in
qualitative
research
for
3
years
and
am
interested
in
new
media
research.
As
a
company
we
have
a
fair
share
of
dotcom
and
traditional
companies
asking
us
to
do
their
site
research.
Which
companies,
in
your
opinion,
are
at
the
forefront
of
web
site
research?
How
do
you
see
this
sector
of
MR
progressing?
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| A.
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Peter
says:
New
media
is
a
fast
growing
area
of
research
offering
a
whole
range
of
options.
Some
agencies
utilise
new
methodologies
as
opposed
to
more
traditional
ones.
It
would
be
unfair
to
express
my
personal
preference
without
understanding
your
personal
motivations
and
aspirations
as
this
would
have
a
significant
bearing
on
where
would
be
best
for
you.
Our
own
Nick
Thomas
says:
Try
searching
for
'Internet
/
New
Media',
'Web
site
assessment'
and
/
or
'Online
questionnaires'
in
the
appropriate
menus
in
our
directory
at
www.mrweb.com/agencies
and
you'll
see
what
a
large
number
of
agencies
are
now
offering
various
types
of
Internet
research.
As
with
any
form
of
research,
one
of
your
first
considerations
could
be
what
size
of
company
you
like
working
for
-
do
you
want
to
be
in
a
small,
very
specialist
agency
dedicated
to
Web
site
assessment
and
Web
strategy
research,
for
example,
working
with
the
'Net
in
a
sleeves-up,
familiar
fashion
or
helping
to
develop
a
branded
survey
or
panel
for
the
Internet
division
of
one
of
the
top
ten
agencies?
There
are
masses
of
options
-
you
could
perhaps
contact
Peter
or
any
of
the
other
consultants
advertising
on
this
site
to
discuss
it
further.
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| Q7.
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What
are
the
hardest
positions
to
fill
in
UK
agencies
at
present?
And
on
the
client
side?
(-
the
hardest
sectors?)
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| A.
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Sinead
says:
In
agencies
the
hardest
positions
to
fill
are
AD
and
junior
Director
positions
-
this
is
mainly
because
people
at
this
level
sometimes
decide
to
move
away
from
classic
agencies
and
into
consultancies
or
clientside
roles.
On
the
clientside
there
is
a
lack
of
people
with
good
experience
in
new
media
and
ecommerce
and
also
it
can
be
difficult
to
find
people
who
have
a
good
all
round
knowledge
of
research,
primary
and
secondary.
It
is
generally
difficult
for
agency
researchers
to
move
clientside
because
they
have
specialised
in
particular
areas
or
techniques,
whereas
for
clientside
research
you
need
to
have
a
general
knowledge
of
marketing
and
all
types
of
research
techniques.
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Key
to
previous
and
current
Agony
Aunts
/
Uncles
Sinead
Hasson,
Hasson Associates
Kate
Langford,
Hasson Associates
Peter
McGrath,
PSD
Nick
Gendler,
then
of
KD
Consulting
Debby
Robson,
then of SLS
Services
Liz
Norman,
ENI
Caroline
Steane
/
Clive
Warren,
CSA
Recruitment
Jenny
Bastin,
then of Buckingham
Personnel
Helen
Pegnall,
then of ENI
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