| Q84.
| |
I
am looking to relocate
to the UK and am interested
in pursuing a career
in MR. What level
jobs should I apply
for? Is it possible
to secure a UK based
job prior to arriving
in the country?
Answer
|
| Q80.
| |
My partner is Russian
and currently lives
and works in Moscow.
She recently started
a full-time job as
a Qualitative Market
Research Executive
in the Moscow office
of a large international
market research company.
She is also now doing
a PhD. She is looking
into the possibility
of coming to work
in market research
in the UK once she
has completed her
PhD. I'd like to ask
whether the PhD she
is doing will be useful
to her, in terms of
finding a job here
and/or salary. I also
wonder whether you
have any general view
on the likelihood
of her finding a position
here given that she'd
need a work permit
and how you think
that position would
change if she were
able to obtain British
citizenship.
Answer
|
| Q79.
| |
I'm coming to work
in London soon...My
experience is all
Field based. However,
now I'm looking to
do exec work. Preferably
in Qual/ Social research.
What are my options?
Answer
|
| Q67.
| |
I would love to get
into market research.
However I live in
Northern Ireland.
I am willing to move
to Dublin, but I do
not wish to move to
mainland UK. Is there
any advice on how
I will do this here?
Answer
|
| Q61.
| |
I am currently working
as a research executive
for a medium size
agency in the North
of England, doing
only quant work. I
am looking for a new
job in the direction
of social research
or research in the
public sector....Could
you give me some advice
?
Answer
|
| Q58.
| |
I've been working
in MR in London for
the past seven years
and will be emigrating
to Canada this summer.
I will need to find
work to get me started.
The advice I am looking
for is whether I should
approach any recruitment
agencies here first
(and which ones)?
or should I wait and
apply to recruitment
agencies out there
and if so where can
I find out the names
of agencies in Vancouver
that specialise in
MR?
Answer
|
| Q57.
| |
I am currently an
SRE working for a
top 10 Agency in Central
London. I need to
leave London next
year and go to live
in Birmingham. Do
any of the large agencies
actually have offices
in Birmingham or the
surrounding towns?
Also, what kind of
drop in salary am
I going to have to
take?
Answer
|
| Q42.
| |
I have been in the
field of quantitative
market research for
the last five years,
in India and the Middle-East.How
feasible is it to
find an equivalent
MR job in UK? Are
agencies open to recruiting
people from India/Middle-East?
Answer
|
| Q9.
| |
What is the future
for Market Research
in the South West,
particularly Bristol?
Answer
|
| Q94A.
| |
I
am
an
Indian
national
with
more
than
10
years
agency
side
MR
experience
in
globally-respected
agencies
in
India
and
now
the
Middle
East,
and
with
a
significant
amount
of
business
development
in
the
last
5
years
[detailed
resume
attached].
I
would
now
like
to
broaden
my
experience
with
a
stint
in
a
developed
research
market
-
preferably
the
UK/US
because
of
familiarity
with
the
language
-
but
have
also
put
myself
forward
for
places
like
Asia
/
South
Africa
given
that
work
permits
are
difficult
to
obtain
in
the
UK/US.
I
have
had
no
response
from
recruitment
agencies
in
the
UK,
even
for
the
latter.
Is
there
something
in
my
profile
that
is
a
barrier,
is
it
a
legal
issue
like
a
work
permit
requirement,
or
is
it
something
else?
Your
advice
would
help
me
in
trying
a
different
approach
or
modifying
my
objectives
if
required.
A
position
in
a
marketing/branding
consultancy
would
be
ideal.
If
not
an
alternative
would
be
a
Business
Development
role
in
an
agency
which
involves
a
lot
of
face
time
with
client.
|
|
| |
Caroline
says:
Firstly
I'm
sorry
for
the
lack
of
acknowledgement
on
your
CV
from
agencies
you
have
approached.
There
are
a
few
reasons
why
your
brief
is
unrealistic.
You
are
right
in
thinking
that
your
lack
of
residency
and
work
status
in
the
UK
and
EU
are
a
major
issue
and
will
be
the
main
barrier
to
your
ability
to
secure
a
job.
The
same
applies
to
the
US
and
Australia
where
it
is
even
more
difficult
for
foreign
nationals
to
get
jobs.
I
would
imagine
that
similar
restrictions
exist
in
S.Africa
although
I'm
less
familiar
with
that
country's
immigration
policy.
You'll
need
to
get
sponsorship
or
obtain
a
working
visa
first
to
be
considered.
My
advice
is
to
get
in
touch
with
the
relevant
embassies
to
go
about
doing
this.
Unfortunately
your
wish
to
work
in
a
marketing
/
brand
consultancy
away
from
your
home
country
or
the
country
where
you’re
currently
base
is
totally
unrealistic.
Your
lack
of
local
market
knowledge
and
local
consumer
understanding
would
make
it
extremely
difficult
for
you
to
come
up
with
appropriate
marketing
strategy
for
clients.
You
don't
currently
have
a
track
record
in
a
consultancy
so
trying
to
change
roles
and
move
to
a
different
country
in
one
go
will
be
impossible.
If
you
are
determined
to
work
in
the
countries
you
have
listed,
my
advice
to
you
is
to
continue
to
develop
your
excellent
market
research
career
where
you
can
be
productive
in
a
more
familiar
environment
and
your
future
employer
can
maximise
your
skills
and
experience.
You
can
then
familiarise
yourself
with
local
markets
and
then
be
in
a
much
stronger
position
to
move
consultancy
side
in
that
country
in
the
future.
I
hope
this
helps
and
clarifies
things
for
you.
|
| Q84.
| |
I
am
looking
to
relocate
to
the
UK
and
am
interested
in
pursuing
a
career
in
MR.
I
have
a
good
M.A.
in
Psychological
research,
and
nearly
3
years
experience
in
public
health
oriented
community/social
research
in
South
Africa.
I
have
experience
in
questionnaire
design,
and
qualitative
and
quantitative
analysis.
What
level
jobs
should
I
apply
for?
Is
it
possible
to
secure
a
UK
based
job
prior
to
arriving
in
the
country?
Would
my
experience
be
sufficient
for
market
research
companies?
|
|
| |
Caroline
says:
With
3
years
experience,
you
are
probably
eligible
for
SRE
level
roles,
but
without
seeing
your
CV
and
seeing
what
level
of
responsibilities
you
have
had
it
is
difficult
to
make
an
accurate
assessment.
For
the
same
reason
it
is
not
easy
for
me
to
see
if
your
experience
will
be
of
interest
to
a
market
research
agency.
To
secure
a
job
over
here
you
need
to
get
a
work
permit
or
Visa.
You
will
need
to
come
over
to
the
UK
to
get
a
job
as
well
because
most
companies
like
to
meet
people
before
they
make
job
offers.
My
clients
are
generally
not
interested
in
considering
people
unless
they
have
firm
plans
to
travel
to
the
UK.
|
| Q80.
| |
Having
looked
at
the
'Career
Clinic'
section
of
the
web
site,
I
would
like
to
ask
a
question
on
behalf
of
my
partner.
She
is
Russian
and
currently
lives
and
works
in
Moscow.
Six
months
ago,
she
started
a
full-time
job
as
a
Qualitative
Market
Research
Executive
in
the
Moscow
office
of
a
large
international
market
research
company...
She
is
also
now
doing
a
PhD.
The
skills
that
the
PhD
involves
are
very
transferable
into
market
research...
She
speaks
very
fluent
English
and
uses
her
English
at
work
daily,
to
communicate
with
colleagues,
clients
and
people
she
interviews
for
research
purposes
(in
focus
groups
etc.).
She
also
regularly
translates
documents
from
/
into
English.
So
that
we
may
live
closer
together,
she
is
looking
into
the
possibility
of
coming
to
work
in
market
research
in
the
UK.
However
this
is
likely
to
be
at
least
two
and
a
half
years
away,
once
she
has
completed
her
PhD.
Obviously
it
is
difficult
to
predict
the
state
of
the
market
so
far
ahead.
However,
I'd
like
to
ask
whether
the
PhD
in
the
subject
she
is
doing
will
be
useful
to
her,
in
terms
of
finding
a
job
here
and/or
salary.
I
also
wonder
whether
you
have
any
general
view
on
the
likelihood
of
her
finding
a
position
here
given
that
she'd
need
a
work
permit
and
how
you
think
that
position
would
change
if
she
were
able
to
obtain
British
citizenship.
I
imagine
that
without
citizenship,
market
research
companies
would
only
employ
her
in
the
UK
if
they
needed
an
expert
on
the
Russian
market
in
their
UK
office.
Otherwise,
they
may
as
well
take
someone
from
within
the
EU.
I
also
imagine
that
another
issue
is
likely
to
be
the
fact
that
she
would
have
to
be
paid
a
lot
more
in
the
UK
than
in
Moscow.
|
|
| |
Caroline
says:
The
Phd
will
be
less
useful
than
the
experience
as
a
qualitative
researcher
she
is
gaining.
It's
good
that
it
is
with
a
international
company
which
will
be
known
in
the
UK.
She
should
think
about
getting
sponsorship
with
her
current
employer
to
work
here
or
applying
for
a
work
permit/visa
which
she
should
be
able
to
get
if
she
is
not
too
old.
She
would
of
course
get
paid
the
market
rate
in
the
UK
for
someone
with
her
level
of
experience
when
she
arrives.
|
| Q79.
| |
I'm
coming
to
work
in
London
soon
and
would
like
to
know
what
opportunities
I
would
have.
Currently
I'm
studying
the
'Advanced
Certificate
in
Market
Research'
done
through
MRS
of
London.
After
which
I
will
complete
the
Diploma.
My
experience
is
all
Field
based,
having
worked
for
6
years
as
a
quant
interviewer
and
supervisor.
This
has
been
in
London
and
New
Zealand.
However,
now
I'm
looking
to
do
exec
work.
Preferably
in
Qual/
Social
research.
What
are
my
options?
|
|
| |
Caroline
says:
I
hope
you
don't
mind
my
honest
but
rather
pessimistic
verdict
on
your
question.
I
think
you
will
have
a
tough
time
trying
because
you
have
no
relevant
experience
either
in
qual
or
from
what
I
can
assume
from
the
companies
you
have
worked
for,
social
research.
You
will
also
need
to
expect
to
start
again
at
the
bottom,
as
a
trainee
and
work
your
way
up
which
means
you
will
start
on
a
low
salary.
eg
?18k
You
will
also
need
to
make
direct
applications
to
get
in.
A
degree
will
be
absolutely
essential
because
public
sector/govt
clients
make
high
demands
on
their
research
agency
suppliers
which
puts
them
under
pressure
to
put
highly
qualified
people
on
their
business.
Are
you
sure
you
really
want
to
do
this?
Talking
to
candidates,
govt
clients
can
be
extremely
bureaucratic,
process
driven
and
sometimes
rather
boring.
Some
of
the
projects
can
be
very
large
and
long
and
therefore
dull
and
repetitive
to
work
on.
I've
had
a
few
people
on
my
books
say
they
really
want
to
do
social
research,
sent
them
on
a
couple
of
interviews
which
have
made
them
realise
that
it
is
not
all
it's
cracked
up
to
be.
They
have
then
decided
not
to
go
for
jobs
in
social.
I'm
not
saying
that
all
social
research
jobs
are
boring
at
all.
Far
from
it,
but
do
be
aware
of
the
pitfalls.
|
| Q67.
| |
I
have
a
degree
in
sociology
and
I
have
just
finished
an
Msc
in
communication,
advertising
and
marketing.
I
would
love
to
get
into
market
research.
However
I
live
in
Northern
Ireland.
I
am
willing
to
move
to
Dublin,
but
I
do
not
wish
to
move
to
mainland
UK.
Is
there
any
advice
on
how
I
will
do
this
here?
|
|
| |
Liz
says:
I
would
always
advise
a
new
graduate
wishing
to
go
into
market
research
to
join
a
research
agency
initially,
as
this
is
where
you
will
get
the
best
training
in
the
nuts
and
bolts
of
research.
There
are
a
few
research
agencies
in
Dublin
so
this
is
where
I
would
start.
If
you
aren't
successful
with
these
then
I
know
of
at
least
one
large
FMCG
manufacturer
who
has
a
research
department
there
and
they
may
be
a
couple
of
companies
like
this,
try
them
next.
The
larger
advertising
agencies
might
also
be
worth
trying.
Even
if
you
don't
get
the
ideal
job
initially
it
might
give
you
enough
experience
to
make
a
second
application
to
the
research
agencies
in
a
years
time
more
successful.
|
| Q61.
| |
I
am
currently
working
as
a
research
executive
for
a
medium
size
agency
in
the
North
of
England,
doing
only
quant
work.
I
have
been
with
this
agency
for
2
years
now
and
I
feel
like
I
need
a
change.
I
am
looking
for
a
new
job
in
the
direction
of
social
research
or
research
in
the
public
sector.
The
main
reason
for
the
change
is
that
I
would
like
to
benefit
from
more
involvement
and
a
wider
range
of
research
techniques.
I
have
a
masters
degree
in
sociology
and
MRS
Advanced
Certificate.
I
don't
mind
to
move
away
from
the
region.
Could
you
give
me
some
advice
?
|
|
| |
Debby
says:
It
sounds
to
me
as
though
you
could
be
an
interesting
candidate
for
a
number
of
companies
-
in
the
North,
Midlands
and
the
South.
With
a
Masters
and
an
MRS
qualification
you
have
the
ideal
academic
background.
Public
and
social
research
have
remained
fairly
buoyant
in
research
terms
while
other
sectors
have
suffered
and
there
are
a
number
of
requirements
for
well
trained
execs.
|
| Q58.
| |
I've
been
working
in
MR
in
London
for
the
past
seven
years
and
will
be
emigrating
to
Vancouver
Canada
this
summer.
Although
eventually
I
would
like
to
change
career
when
I
get
to
Vancouver
I
will
need
to
find
work
to
get
me
started.
Its
not
essential
for
me
to
find
work
before
I
get
to
Canada
as
I
am
married
to
a
Canadian
citizen
and
am
being
sponsored
that
way.
I'm
now
starting
to
think
about
job
searches,
and
have
discovered
there
are
a
number
of
smaller
agencies
out
there
along
with
a
couple
of
the
bigger
names.
The
advice
I
am
looking
for
is
whether
I
should
approach
any
recruitment
agencies
here
first
(and
which
ones)?
or
should
I
wait
and
apply
to
recruitment
agencies
out
there
and
if
so
where
can
I
find
out
the
names
of
agencies
in
Vancouver
that
specialise
in
MR?
|
|
| |
Debby
says:
To
be
honest
I
am
not
aware
that
any
of
the
specialist
MR
recruitment
companies
in
the
UK
deal
in
any
significant
way
with
Canada.
Most
of
the
jobs
abroad
focus
on
Australia
and
the
Far
East,
sometimes
the
States.
I
have
taken
a
look
at
Canadian
recruitment
companies
via
the
Google
search
engine
and
have
established
the
following
names
that
you
might
try
-
however,
I
don't
think
they
specialise
in
mr
in
the
way
that
consultancies
do
here:
www.angusone.com
www.canadajobs.com
www.canpro.com
www.aplin.com
www.fwj.com
www.business.com
It
may
sound
obvious
but
using
your
own
organisation
to
help
you
could
be
your
best
bet.
WPP/Kantar
must
have
companies
in
Canada.
Otherwise
you
could
look
at
the
websites
of
the
global
or
US
owned-UK
companies
-
ACNielsen
does
have
an
office
in
Richmond
BC
for
example.
|
| Q57.
| |
I
am
currently
an
SRE
with
6
years
experience
working
for
a
dynamic,
busy,
top
10
Agency
in
Central
London.
For
personal
reasons,
I
need
to
leave
London
next
year
and
go
to
live
in
Birmingham.
I
can't
bear
the
thought
of
working
clientside
or
for
a
small
agency.
Do
any
of
the
large
agencies
actually
have
offices
in
Birmingham
or
the
surrounding
towns?
Also,
what
kind
of
drop
in
salary
am
I
going
to
have
to
take?
|
|
| |
Debby
says:
There
is
life
after
London!
Obviously
it
depends
what
you
mean
by
a
small
agency
-
will
50-100
people
and
£5m
turnover
do?
Just
because
a
company
is
smaller
does
not
necessarily
mean
it
is
less
dynamic
or
busy
-
quite
the
reverse
in
many
cases.
Also
working
for
a
smaller
company
can
often
result
in
your
gaining
more
responsibility
sooner.
With
regards
to
money,
it
is
surprising
how
close
salaries
are
-
London
agencies
do
not
pay
a
lot
more
-
and
sometimes
pay
less
for
equivalent
levels.
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| Q42.
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I
have
been
in
the
field
of
quantitative
market
research
for
the
last
five
years,
in
India
and
the
Middle-East
(with
leading
market
research
agencies).
I
wanted
to
find
out
:
How
feasible
is
it
to
find
an
equivalent
MR
job
in
UK?
Are
agencies
open
to
recruiting
people
from
India/Middle-East?
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|
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Sinead
Hasson
says:
Without
having
more
detail
on
your
exact
experience
I
cannot
be
too
specific,
however
there
are
lots
of
opportunities
with
market
research
agencies
in
the
UK.
There
is
a
skills
shortage
in
the
UK
and
companies
are
more
open
to
sponsoring
overseas
candidates
than
they
have
been
in
the
past.
The
best
way
to
move
forward
would
be
to
send
your
CV
to
a
recruitment
agency
and
they
will
be
able
to
advise
you
on
how
they
can
help.
|
| Q9.
| |
What
is
the
future
for
Market
Research
in
the
South
West,
particularly
Bristol?
I
have
recently
been
searching
for
positions
there
and
have
found
that
there
are
far
more
jobs
available
in
Marketing.
Is
it
worth
me
trying
to
develop
my
skills/Qualifications
in
Marketing?
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| A.
| |
Sinead
says:
There
are
a
few
research
agencies
in
the
South
West
where
you
may
be
able
to
find
suitable
opportunities,
but
you
may
find
that
there
are
generally
fewer
opportunities
than
in
London
where
there
is
obviously
a
greater
concentration
of
agencies.
If
you
have
classic
research
training
I
am
sure
that
you
will
be
able
to
find
work
in
an
agency.
Otherwise
you
could
make
a
move
to
the
clientside
to
a
research
role
-
within
a
marketing
department
and
from
there
try
to
broaden
your
knowledge
and
experience
of
marketing.
As
well
as
that
you
could
consider
doing
the
CIM
Diploma
which
would
confirm
to
future
employers
your
committment
to
developing
marketing
skills.
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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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