With more activity in the quantitative and research landscape than ever before, Linda Burtch and the rest of the Burtch Works team always have something to say about this rapidly shifting field. Check back often for our top career advice, new flash survey results, and expert opinions on changes in the market that could affect your career or company.
While we’ve been busy surveying professionals on how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the analytics workforce over the past few months (view our data and insights on that here), we also wanted to share some of what we’ve learned about impacts to analytics students and recent graduates. We reached out to a number of professors… Read more »
Among the many cascading effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has been how data science & analytics students are seeing their internships derailed. While some have been seen internships outright cancelled, the majority of companies seem to be attempting to move their internships programs online or remote, which is not without its challenges. Note: this… Read more »
As you may know, Burtch Works has teamed up with the IIA (International Institute for Analytics) to survey quantitative professionals about the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on analytics teams across the US. This post covers the fourth wave of results, with approximately 100 updated responses from April 27 through May 1, 2020. We… Read more »
How is the COVID-19 pandemic affecting hiring and staffing plans for research and insights teams? As part of our goal to share information about the developing trends we’re seeing in the job market right now, we asked researchers to share how their teams may have been impacted. Flash Survey fielded April 14-April 16, 2020 The… Read more »
While a month ago we were, for the most part, just starting to see the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hiring and job searching, the long-term effects of statewide shutdowns and travel restrictions are starting to become more apparent. Our latest survey with the IIA has revealed that more analytics teams are starting to… Read more »
As you may know, Burtch Works has teamed up with the IIA (International Institute for Analytics) to survey quantitative professionals about the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on analytics teams across the US. This post shares data gathered from our week three survey, including approximately 100 analytics professionals across the US, who agreed to… Read more »
With the COVID-19 impact on our lives increasing exponentially over the past few weeks, here at Burtch Works we’ve been working to provide as much information as we can to the professionals and employers that we work with about how this crisis is changing the business world. We recently teamed up with the IIA (International… Read more »
Given the current global crisis, both Burtch Works and the IIA (International Institute for Analytics) have been receiving a lot of questions from professionals regarding how other analytics organizations are being impacted by the crisis and what actions they are taking to respond. We’ve partnered up with IIA to survey the analytics community and gather… Read more »
This post is contributed by Kit Nordmark, Burtch Works’ marketing research and consumer insights recruiting specialist. Having current data on how many research & insights professionals are changing jobs, as well as how long they’re staying at those jobs, can be informative for both employers and professionals working in the field. While recent events like… Read more »
With the coronavirus COVID-19 continuing to spread across the US and its impact on industries, schools, work, and other aspects of our lives still developing, we wanted to take a moment to share some of the trends we’re seeing from our vantage point as recruiters. While we recommend looking to institutions like the CDC, WHO,… Read more »
