If you're working in analytics and marketing research, congrats! You've chosen one of the hottest career fields today. Want to know how to set yourself apart from the pack? Click through for Burtch Works' best career tips for quantitative professionals, gleaned from decades of experience recruiting in these dynamic fields.

1. Top Career Tips for Analytics &
Marketing Research Professionals
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2. You picked the right career!
• Your job is consistently highly ranked in lists of
“best jobs” or “fastest growing jobs”
#1 Market Research Analyst
#2 Operations Research Analyst
Source: U.S. News & World Report © 2014 Burtch Works LLC

3. You picked the right career!
• Marketing research and analytics talent is in
extremely high demand
90%
of analytics and marketing research talent
is approached at least monthly on LinkedIn
about new job opportunities
Source: 2013 Burtch Works Flash Survey © 2014 Burtch Works LLC

4. Be prepared for opportunity
• Nurture your network
• Broaden your experience
• Stay hands-on
• Attend conferences, webinars, and meet-ups
• Know your priorities
• Understand your value – download our salary
studies
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5. How to Proactively
Manage Your Career
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6. Career moves can pay off
14%
average salary increase when changing jobs
in analytics or marketing research
Source: 2013 Burtch Works Study © 2014 Burtch Works LLC

7. Find Companies That Offer Growth
• Latest tools
• Challenging problems
• Give analytics/research a “seat at the table”
• Realistic & fair salary expectations
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8. Top 3 Skills Companies Target
• Intellectual curiosity
• Business acumen
• Communication skills!
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9. Our #1 piece of advice
Keep your skills fresh!
Don’t fall victim to the permanent pink slip.
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10. How can Burtch Works help?
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11. We partner with top-shelf firms
• Direct relationships with marquee companies
• Resumes go directly to the hiring manager
• Opportunities nationwide, some international
• Work across industries
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12. Deep industry knowledge
Our expertise has been featured across business media
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13. Deep industry knowledge
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• Salary studies provide in-depth information
• Flash surveys keep you up-to-date on trends
• Blog and social media provide the latest news
• Webinars share insights directly from our
knowledgeable recruiters

14. Specialists who work with integrity
▫ Analytics & Big Data
▫ Data Science
▫ Marketing Science/Modeling
▫ Marketing Research
▫ Insights
▫ Credit/Risk Analytics
▫ Fraud Analytics
▫ Web Analytics
▫ Digital Marketing/Analytics
▫ Direct Marketing
▫ Operations Research
▫ Demand Forecasting
▫ Pricing
▫ Business Intelligence
▫ Analytics Management
▫ Analytics/Research C-Suite
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15. Open to exploring the market?
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