Career Pathway of a Market Research Analyst in the Graduate Job Market

This report discusses the career pathway of a market research analyst in the current graduate job market, including opportunities and challenges. It also outlines practical steps to enter this field. The report emphasizes the importance of developing key competencies in research and data analysis.

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REFERENCES................................................................................................................................3

INTRODUCTION
The way in which skills required to land a job in the graduate market has changed due to the
advent of COVID-19 has made choosing a proper career trajectory a priority for individuals.
This report will highlight the chosen career pathway of being a market research analyst in respect
to challenges and opportunities in the current graduate job market (Rezaeilava and et.al., 2022).
MAIN BODY
Many factors have influenced my choice of choosing market research analyst as my future
career pathway and these primarily include my inclination towards marketing which is a major
field of the current business world. The role of marketing inspires me a lot as it is fully
concerned with the way in which customers in a particular market are satisfied. I am also
attracted to this field as market research involves analysis of data variables which is my personal
strength (Sun, 2022).
The career field which I am interested in pursuing is the role of market research analyst
which is one of the hottest and most trending jobs in the current market sector due to the amount
of respect it commands due to being of a complex nature and involving lucrative salary packages
even at an entry level. This field has many opportunities in the current grade labour market such
as handsome starting salary packages and a great promotion progress route as one can climb the
corporate ladder quite quickly as a market research analyst
The three practical steps that I will take to ensure to get into this career in the most
streamlined way possible will include the following.
 I will undertake a course on how to conduct effective market research to master the
basics required to execute this job at an entry level
 I will undertake complex market research related to specific industries and the operating
companies to polish my research skills (Хамидова and Айдарбекова, 2020)
 I will also study advanced tools and techniques used for statistical analysis of market data
to develop proficiency for this particular job role
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CONCLUSION
The above report went into detail regarding the current opportunities and challenges which
one can encounter in the current graduate job market while pursuing the job role of market
research analyst. It was concluded from this report that in order to become a market research
analyst, one must develop key competencies in the field of research and data analysis.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals:
Rezaeilava, S. and et.al., 2022. Design of a multi-objective optimization model for selecting the
optimal stock portfolio with market conditions. Journal of New Researches in
Mathematics.
Sun, Z., 2022. A definitive design of a domestic medicine dispensing device driven by vigorous
researches and user studies.
Хамидова, М.М. and Айдарбекова, Ш.Т., 2020. WAYS OF IMPROVEMENT OF METHODS
OF MARKETING RESEARCHES IN TOURIST ZONES OF THE REPUBLIC OF
TAJIKISTAN. Вестник Таджикского национального университета. Серия
социально-экономических и общественных наук, (6), pp.178-183.
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