r/Marketresearch

You’d think experience makes trading easier.

In some ways it does.

But it also makes you more aware of risk.

Earlier:
you only saw opportunity.

Now:
you also see what can go wrong.

That changes behaviour quietly.

Sometimes experienced traders don’t hesitate because they lack conviction.

They hesitate because they’ve seen how fast markets can humble confidence.

Took me years to understand that fear and maturity can sometimes look very similar.

Question for you:
has experience made you calmer… or more cautious?

How to get into the field of market research, i want to join such companies, like gatner , kantar etc .. guidance would be appreciated, my qualification is b.com and certification in data analytics. What skills are needed to start?

I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in psychology couple years ago. Then I was unemployed for a bit and then did a year long internship at a company in consumer insights. Internship ended recently but i still cant find a job in this field. I have been getting interviews but no offers. Is it me or is the field just very competitive? I am also trying to get better at interviewing. It doesn’t help that consumer insights is such a niche field that there aren’t too many job postings. What other jobs titles should i look into?

I have about 5 years full time experience mostly in agencies - mostly quant, some qual adjacent work in digital ethnography using social listening tools.

I've been out of work 6+ months since my last role was mis-sold to me as MR related - it was more customer success related in the financial services industry.

Recently I had my CV reviewed by someone in an AI solutions function at one of the MBB consulting firms. They said I have a strong CV and were happy to refer me when relevant roles opened up.

They advised me to learn Tableau and Alteryx which will help my CV stand out. I've only used Excel in my career thus far - don't really have advanced mastery, mostly pivots etc. I've also not learned stuff like PowerBI or SQL (various reasons, but acknowledge my own culpability).

I'm also reading about other stuff like Looker or Python. What should I prioritise learning at this point assuming I spend most of my day studying?

We run monthly NPS and customer satisfaction surveys, but the data just sits in the survey tool because no one has time to move it into our CRM.

I need survey automation that takes the responses and automatically updates the customer's profile and flags high-value detractors for immediate follow-up. I want our surveys to drive action, not just sit in a dashboard.

I'm designing a software that surveys public opinion and open source articles and blogs. The goal is to give users a good idea of how people think about a specific topic.

For you, how many articles+social media comments would be enough as a minimum?

Hello everyone,

I recently started my company and launched our software. I am looking to share my survey, but I am not sure where the best place to go actually is. My survey is on my website.

What do you feel are the requirements to obtain a director level role in market research? I feel I’m ready but finding it extremely challenging to be considered for those roles. The highest level I’ve made it to is senior manger (16 yrs direct experience working across various industries and masters in marketing research; roles have paid well but have never been given director-level authority). I love research and have ultimately always wanted to lead a team. Any recommendations? Feeling extremely discouraged. Thanks in advance!!