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Economic, Social and Political Sciences

Market Research

Role:

The primary aim of market research is to collect and analyse data that are valuable to clients, who wish to obtain information about how a potential product may be received by the consumer. This can include carrying out research for a company wanting to know how popular its product is or writing proposals describing how the market research will be carried out from the overall research methodology to the designing of surveys.

The graduate advice website Prospects outline some typical work activities as including:

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Market Research

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Things to Consider:

There can be intense competition for jobs, especially for structured graduate training schemes with larger employers.

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