Market Research Analysts

Reading work related information.

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.

Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

Talking to others.

Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.

Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect it.

Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.

Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.

Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

Using maths to solve problems.

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

Understanding why people react the way they do.

Figuring out the best way to teach or learn something new.

Understanding needs and product requirements to create a design.

Teaching people how to do something.

Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, and choosing the best people for the job.

Listen to and understand what people say.

Communicate by speaking.

Read and understand written information.

Write in a way that people can understand.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

Use lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.

Choose the right maths method or formula to solve a problem.

See details that are up-close (within a few feet).

Come up with a number of ideas about a topic, even if the ideas aren't very good.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.

Add, subtract, multiply, or divide.

Order or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

See a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) hidden in other distracting material.

See details that are far away.

Come up with unusual or clever ideas, or creative ways to solve a problem.

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

Use your eyes to quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.

Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

Looking at, working with, and understanding data or information.

Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.

Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or checking information or data.

Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.

Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.

Giving information to the public, business or government by telephone, in writing, or in person.

Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups.

Helping people to understand and use information.

Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

Deciding on goals and figuring out what you need to do to achieve them.

Using your own ideas for developing, designing, or creating something new.

Working out the timing of events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

Convincing people to buy something or to change their minds or actions.

Working out the value, importance, or quality of things, services or people.

Using computers to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

Working out sizes, distances, amounts, time, costs, resources, or materials needed for a task.

Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.

Supportive management that stands behind employees. Workers are treated fairly by their company, they are supported by management, and have supervisors who train them well.

Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.

Work alone and make decisions. Workers are able to try out their own ideas, make decisions on their own, and work with little or no supervision.

Advancement and the potential to lead. Workers are recognised for the work that they do, they may give directions and instructions to others, and they are looked up to in their company and their community.

Serve and work with others. Workers usually get along well with each other, do things to help other people, and are rarely pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.

Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.

Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.

Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.

Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.