Market researcher apprenticeships

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Market researcher apprenticeships - where to start

You can get into this job through

a college course

an apprenticeship

applying directly

specialist courses run by a professional body

College

You could do a college course, which may be useful when looking for a job. Courses include:

Level 1 Certificate in Customer Service
Level 2 Certificate in Principles of Working in Customer Service
Level 2 Certificate in Principles of Marketing

You'll usually need 2 or fewer GCSEs at grades 3 to 1 (D to G), or equivalent, for a Level 1 course. You'll need 2 or more GCSEs at grades 9 to 3 (A* to D), or equivalent, for a Level 2 course.

Apprenticeship

The following Level 2 intermediate and Level 3 advanced Apprenticeships are relevant to this role:

Level 2 Customer service practitioner
Level 3 Customer service specialist
Level 3 Marketing assistant

To get onto an apprenticeship, you'll find it useful to have some GCSEs, usually including English and maths, or equivalent, for a Level 2 apprenticeship. You'll need 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or equivalent, including English and maths, for a Level 3 apprenticeship.

Volunteering

Charities often recruit volunteers to help with market research activities.

Direct Application

You could apply directly for jobs. Experience in marketing, call centre operations or customer service may give you an advantage. Employers will be interested in your personality, your enthusiasm and your communication skills.

Market researcher apprenticeships - what it takes

Skills and knowledge

You'll need:

customer service skills
excellent verbal communication skills
the ability to use your initiative
to be flexible and open to change
active listening skills
excellent written communication skills
to be thorough and pay attention to detail
analytical thinking skills
to be able to use a computer and the main software packages competently

Market researcher apprenticeships - what you'll do

Day-to-day tasks

In your day-to-day tasks you may:

explain the purpose of your survey and encourage people to take part
ask people questions about a product or service by telephone or online
interview people in person in the community, or by visiting them at home
ask questions from a scripted questionnaire or survey
record people's answers, sometimes videoing them during the interview
organise the results and pass them to your supervisor
write survey reports and store information securely

Working environment

You could work from home, in a contact centre or in the community.

Career path and progression - Market researcher apprenticeships

With experience, you could become a supervisor or area fieldwork manager. You could also become a research assistant in a market research agency or social research organisation. Some market research interviewers choose to specialise in areas such as medical research. There may also be demand for interviewers who are fluent in other languages.

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Considering an Apprenticeship?

There are lots of benefits to apprenticeships, here are our top 5:

Paid Training
Not only will your organisation (or the Government) pay for all of your training, but you’ll be paid to do it. That means you could actually get paid to get your degree and have no debt!
Range of career opportunities
There are over 625 different apprenticeships to choose from, in a range of industries. Whether you’re interested in law, marketing, construction or engineering, you’ll find something up your street!
Earn & learn
As an apprentice, the minimum you’ll earn is £6.20 an hour, but we’ve seen apprentices earn a starting salary of up to £30,000 a year! You could also get other employee benefits like gym memberships, paid holiday and sick pay.
Great career prospects
Employers think apprentices are 15% more employable than those with other qualifications. In fact, many large employers train their graduates and apprentices together!
Learn on the job
There’s only so much you can learn when you just do a qualification. As an apprentice, you’ll also get to learn on the job - whether that’s designing amazing graphics, chopping vegetables or building engines!

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