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| Q90a. | | I have been working in market research, progressing through Field positions... to Field Controller for the last 9 months... My manager assured me that I would advance within a set timeframe but this was not to be, despite taking on many responsibilities... Am I right in thinking that to advance beyond a salary of £20k, I should be looking elsewhere?
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| Q85. | | I graduated in marketing a year ago and I now work in as a Project Manager in a small fieldwork company. I have been looking for a job for the past month and I am now stuck in a vicious circle. I still do not quite have enough experience to apply for a research exec position but I do not want to stay in field. The recruitment agencies I am registered with have advised me to try to apply for graduate schemes as I now have relevant experience as well as a marketing degree unfortunately I believe that I have now missed most deadlines. My plan is to still try to send them my CV, hoping that graduates might drop out. What do you think that my chances would be? Could you also let me know what companies have such graduates schemes as I am only aware of a few of them?
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| Q62. | | I have been working as a data preparation assistant but have recently parted company from my old employer. DP does not seem to be well represented with most recruitment agencies. Do you have any other ways in which to go about finding work within this section of market research?
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| Q90a.
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I
have
been
working
in
market
research,
progressing
through
Field
positions...
to
Field
Controller
for
the
last
9
months.
Previously
I
held
positions
in
[several]
sectors.
I
also
have
a
degree.
I
took
the
time
to
learn
quickly
all
aspects
of
Field
Management
except
costings
and
was
determined
to
advance,
but
there
was
little
room
for
progress
unless
someone
were
to
leave.
My
manager
assured
me
that
I
would
advance
within
a
set
timeframe
but
this
was
not
to
be,
despite
taking
on
many
responsibilities.
I
felt
my
extensive
skills
gained
throughout
my
working
life
were
never
taken
into
account.
Am
I
right
in
thinking
that
to
advance
beyond
a
salary
of
£20k,
I
should
be
looking
elsewhere?
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| A.
| |
Caroline
says:
Your
salary
with
your
experience
to
date
sounds
a
bit
low
but
not
hugely.
You
could
possibly
command
£22-23k
at
another
agency
but
no
more.
Unfortunately
field
management
is
not
particularly
well
paid
which
is
why
this
may
sound
disappointing
even
though
you
seem
to
have
taken
on
a
lot
of
responsibility.
Since
you
have
a
degree,
my
advice
to
you
is
to
try
and
move
into
project
management
which
is
a
role
that
is
coming
up
more
and
more
in
research
agencies.
Essentially,
this
is
a
hybrid
role
where
you
take
some
of
the
project
management
responsibilities
away
from
the
execs
and
liaise
between
them
and
field
and
other
production
areas
of
research
projects.
We
are
getting
quite
a
lot
of
demand
from
clients
to
find
people
to
fill
these
sorts
of
roles
so
I
think
you
should
be
able
to
do
this.
Because
there
is
an
increasing
demand
for
people
for
this
sort
of
experience
I
think
you
will
find
this
a
more
rewarding
(financially
as
well
as
career-wise)
and
therefore
attractive
long
term
career
path.
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| Q85.
| |
I
graduated
in
marketing
a
year
ago
and
I
now
work
in
as
a
Project
Manager
in
a
small
fieldwork
company.
I
originally
wanted
to
work
as
a
research
exec
and
when
I
was
offered
my
current
position
I
jumped
on
the
opportunity
as
I
really
needed
the
experience.
I
enjoyed
working
as
a
project
manager
for
the
first
few
months
but
I
am
perfectly
aware
that
it
is
not
at
all
what
I
want
to
do
and
I
really
want
to
leave
my
company
for
various
reasons.
I
am
trilingual,
have
two
degrees
(one
in
France
and
one
in
the
UK)
and
find
it
really
frustrating
not
to
be
able
to
use
my
marketing
skills
and
get
a
'better'
position.
I
have
been
looking
for
a
job
for
the
past
month
(although
maybe
not
hard
enough!)
and
I
am
now
stuck
in
a
vicious
circle.
I
still
do
not
quite
have
enough
experience
to
apply
for
a
research
exec
position
but
I
do
not
want
to
stay
in
field.
On
the
other
end
although
I
have
started
considering
qual
field
positions
(I
am
a
quantie)
but
I
am
really
worried
that
I
am
not
going
to
enjoy
it
as
my
current
company
has
really
put
me
off
project
management.
The
recruitment
agencies
I
am
registered
with
have
advised
me
to
try
to
apply
for
graduate
schemes
as
I
now
have
relevant
experience
as
well
as
a
marketing
degree
unfortunately
I
believe
that
I
have
now
missed
most
deadlines.
My
plan
is
to
still
try
to
send
them
my
CV,
hoping
that
graduates
might
drop
out.
What
do
you
think
that
my
chances
would
be?
Could
you
also
let
me
know
what
companies
have
such
graduates
schemes
as
I
am
only
aware
of
a
few
of
them?
Any
ideas
you
might
have
to
help
me
get
into
the
analytical
side
are
more
than
welcome
as
I
am
desperate
to
leave
my
company
and
field.
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| A.
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Caroline
says:
Firstly
and
most
importantly
I
think
you
should
think
carefully
about
whether
you
want
to
specialise
in
quant
or
qual
or
if
you
would
like
to
do
both.
With
languages
qual
would
be
quite
a
good
thing
to
do
because
it
will
give
you
the
opportunites
to
do
lots
of
travel
and
keep
up
your
languages.
When
you
have
decided,
then
you
need
to
pick
the
most
relevant
companies.
They
will
offer
you
the
experience
you
need
and
get
you
moving
in
the
right
direction.
Unless
you
want
to
do
quant
research,
there
is
very
little
point
in
applying
for
the
big
agencies'
formal
graduate
training
schemes.
Having
said
that
if
that
is
the
route
you
want
to
take
then
it
is
still
worth
submitting
your
CV
for
a
Sept
intake.
Some
agencies
also
have
mid-year
intakes,
and
with
the
industry
being
busy
at
the
moment,
this
is
more
likely.
The
best
ones
are
Research
International,
Ipsos,
NOP,
MORI,
BMRB,
Synovate,
TNS
Global.
Other
smaller
agencies
do
take
grads
on
on
an
ad
hoc
basis
so
it's
a
question
of
your
CV
being
at
the
right
place
at
the
right
time.
Do
your
research
then
submit
your
CV.
I
strongly
advise
you
to
get
out
of
field
as
soon
as
possible
because
you
will
get
pigeon-holed.
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| Q62.
| |
I
have
been
working
as
a
data
preparation
assistant
and
have
experience
as
a
data
analyst
but
have
recently
parted
company
from
my
old
employer.
DP
does
not
seem
to
be
well
represented
with
most
recruitment
agencies
and
it
is
in
this
field
I
still
want
my
career
to
be
heading.
Do
you
have
any
other
ways
in
which
to
go
about
finding
work
within
this
section
of
market
research?
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| A.
| |
Debby
says:
A
few
of
the
recruitment
consultancies
that
handle
vacancies
in
the
market
research
world
do
have
people
with
excellent
knowledge
of
DP.
Unfortunately
the
DP
market
is
extremely
slow
currently.
A
lot
of
changes
are
taking
place
and
as
many
execs
are
now
undertaking
their
own
analysis
so
the
demand
for
DP
people
has
declined.
That
said
there
are
still
DP
departments
in
most
of
the
major
agencies.
We
have
a
few
DP
vacancies
at
the
moment.
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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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