The insight to identify and quantify competitive advantages requires a skilled technician that can transform seemingly random data into actionable information.

This hiring kit for a market research analyst, written by Mark W. Kaelin for TechRepublic Premium, provides an adjustable framework your business can use to find the right person for the job. The kit includes salary details, a job description, interview questions and a job advert.

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DETERMINING FACTORS, DESIRABLE PERSONALITY TRAITS AND SKILLSETS

First and foremost, candidates for a market research analyst role must be able to display impeccable technical expertise. Ideal candidates will have experience collecting, collating, processing, quantifying and transforming raw data into usable information.

On the flip side of technical expertise lies the inherent ability to apply an artistic perspective to the science of data collection. A market research analyst must be able to identify and quantify patterns and trends found in the data they collect — an abstract skill. Not every competitive advantage can be ascertained from the application of pure scientific analysis, some aspects of experience, customer knowledge, business acumen and intuition must also be applied.

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