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taught_me_patience

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12. I highly recommend that.

Reply to coalition_unwilling (Reply #11)

Mon Jun 11, 2012, 05:34 PM

Jun 2012

Long Beach State offers a masters in stats that is a one year program that you should look into if you can. We've (my new company not related to market research) hired several people from that program. Be sure to develop good relationships with your professors, as they will be the best referral source for jobs.

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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