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9. Sometimes I just want to slap myself upside the head for my

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #8)

Mon Jun 11, 2012, 05:01 PM

Jun 2012

inability to see what's staring me right in the face. Duh! Of course, polling companies would have a 'Careers' tab.

But thanks, MM, for pointing it out anyway. Old farts like me sometimes need to get slapped upside the head

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Career advice needed\question about polls and pollsters [View all] coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 OP

Self-kick for added exposure. - n/t coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #1

I had a neighbor who worked in polling (for Dems) frazzled Jun 2012 #2

Excellent advice. I'll be heading to my local branch library this p.m. and coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #3

Here are some good sites to use look for jobs in the field. liskddksil Jun 2012 #4

Awesome suggestions. Will start in on this later today. (As you could probably tell, I coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #5

I work in politics tabbycat31 Jun 2012 #6

Thanks, TabbyCat, for the general background and the specific tip. Much coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #10

I worked for a market research company at the start of my career taught_me_patience Jun 2012 #7

Thanks, TMP. I'm thinking I'll need to take 1-2 courses in stats to coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #11

I highly recommend that. taught_me_patience Jun 2012 #12

You can go to this link to see the kinds of jobs MineralMan Jun 2012 #8

Sometimes I just want to slap myself upside the head for my coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #9

Hey, I'm an old geezer myself, out of retirement MineralMan Jun 2012 #13