Hanover Research Application

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Hanover is a leading provider of research and analytics for thousands of organizations worldwide. Our company consists of researchers, analysts, and account professionals that provide clients with critical insights that drive success. As a full-service market research firm, we apply multiple research methodologies to best serve our clients’ needs– from surveys and focus groups to market scans and quantitative data analysis. Our unique service model allows us to be a true strategic partner to clients, delivering critical insights more quickly and at a lower cost than traditional firms. For more information, visit www.hanoverresearch.com. Follow us on Twitter @HanoverResearch.
 
Our Clients: Hanover’s clients come in all shapes and sizes, from established global organizations, to emerging companies, to educational institutions. Their operating models are often lean, but their need for analytical rigor in decision making is equal to that of larger competitors. From CEOs and CMOs to Superintendents, Provosts, Chief Academic Officers and VPs of Finance, our research informs decisions at any level and across any department, capitalizing on our exposure to many industries and challenges.
 
Our Employees: Hanover hires the best and the brightest talent available – from statisticians and survey experts to research generalists, and sales and account professionals. Our employees are smart, driven, and dedicated to helping our clients and each other succeed.
 
Our Service Model: Hanover is the only firm that provides custom market research for an annual fixed fee. Under this model, we have brought hundreds of researchers with a variety of industry and methodological expertise under one roof, allowing our clients to tap into their skills only for the time when their project requires it. Clients have the flexibility to quickly pivot from project to project, reprioritizing as organizational goals and needs change. Our model is powered by our research queue in which clients can request an unmetered number of research queries that are delivered one at a time.
 
OPPORTUNITIES @ Hanover Research
Industry: Market Research
Functions: Research, Design, Analyst, Business Development, Client Services & Relationship Management
 
Full-Time Positions (Recent Grads)
Senior Research Associate Qualitative Research (Arlington, VA or Remote)
Business Development Associate (Arlington, VA or Remote)
Research Analyst, Survey Design and Analysis (Arlington, VA)
 
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To learn more about the requirements for each of these opportunities, please select a position from the dropdown list below. As resumes are reviewed in real time, it's in your best interest to apply as soon as possible to benefit from our internal advocates and, if desired, our resume review. Please review the final HIVE Hacks HERE, to ensure your resume is as perfect as possible prior to submitting your application. 
Senior Research Associate Qualitative Research

As resumes are reviewed in real time, it's in your best interest to apply as soon as possible to benefit from our internal advocates and, if desired, our resume review.

Deadline to Apply: May 1st, 2021
Functions: Research, Design, Analyst
Paid/Unpaid: Paid
Location: Arlington, VA or Remote
Full/Part-Time: Full-Time Position
 
POSITION DESCRIPTION
The Research Analyst will work closely with a Content Director and individual clients to design surveys that deliver actionable content addressing various market research questions. The ideal candidate will draw upon powerful logical thinking skills and advanced proficiency with survey technology to design survey instruments focused towards a target audience with extreme accuracy. This position will allow for the swift development and refinement of a comprehensive set of market research skills and provides the opportunity to develop a relationship with a young and rapidly-growing enterprise. We expect all employees to be intellectually curious, ambitious, and interested in assuming increasing levels of responsibility. This position will report directly to both the Survey Research Manager and the practice area specific Managing Content Director.
 
RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Develop survey instruments that deliver actionable content to address clients’ research questions;
  • Manage tight deadlines to create reports requiring few edits quickly;
  • Develop survey samples and administration protocol;
  • Create high quality, tailored surveys that require little to no editing time;
  • Write survey questions that are grammatically correct and logically consistent to generate pertinent information in an efficient manner;
  • Program surveys into one of Hanover Research’s platforms;
  • Coordinate survey launch logistics and troubleshoot as needed;
  • Monitor data collection to ensure all surveys are performing at optimum levels;
  • Analyze survey data to prepare charts and other data output tools explaining these results.
QUALIFICATIONS
  • Strong command of primary, secondary, and quantitative methodologies and procedures;
  • Willingness to tackle complex, often unfamiliar research requests;
  • Ability to work quickly and independently with minimal guidance or oversight;
  • Ability to proofread and edit research projects while providing constructive feedback; 
  • Ability to work under pressure and multitask in a fast-paced environment;
  • Experience writing and researching for a business or professional audience;
  • Experience in an undergraduate or graduate research role (institutional research, assessment, etc.) is preferred;
  • Willingness and ability to pick up new quantitative skills and market research methodologies as necessary and apply them in new contexts;
  • Ability to accept feedback and constructive critique positively;
  • Demonstrable problem solving skills;
  • Strong command of the English language and demonstrated writing and editing skills;
  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail;
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
  • Extremely strong and demonstrable work ethic;
  • Proven academic achievement;
  • High comfort level with Microsoft Office applications, such as MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Power Point.
  • A Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business, Psychology, Sociology, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related discipline is preferred.
  • Full-time work experience conducting research, survey design/analysis or professional writing.
  • Professional or academic survey design credentials highly preferred.
Research Analyst, Survey Design and Analysis

As resumes are reviewed in real time, it's in your best interest to apply as soon as possible to benefit from our internal advocates and, if desired, our resume review.

Deadline to Apply: May 1st, 2021
Functions: Research, Design, Analyst
Paid/Unpaid: Paid
Location: Arlington, VA or Remote
Full/Part-Time: Full-Time Position
 
POSITION DESCRIPTION
The Research Analyst will work closely with a Content Director and individual clients to design surveys that deliver actionable content addressing various market research questions. The ideal candidate will draw upon powerful logical thinking skills and advanced proficiency with survey technology to design survey instruments focused towards a target audience with extreme accuracy. This position will allow for the swift development and refinement of a comprehensive set of market research skills and provides the opportunity to develop a relationship with a young and rapidly-growing enterprise. We expect all employees to be intellectually curious, ambitious, and interested in assuming increasing levels of responsibility. This position will report directly to both the Survey Research Manager and the practice area specific Managing Content Director.
 
RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Develop survey instruments that deliver actionable content to address clients’ research questions;
  • Manage tight deadlines to create reports requiring few edits quickly;
  • Develop survey samples and administration protocol;
  • Create high quality, tailored surveys that require little to no editing time;
  • Write survey questions that are grammatically correct and logically consistent to generate pertinent information in an efficient manner;
  • Program surveys into one of Hanover Research’s platforms;
  • Coordinate survey launch logistics and troubleshoot as needed;
  • Monitor data collection to ensure all surveys are performing at optimum levels;
  • Analyze survey data to prepare charts and other data output tools explaining these results.
QUALIFICATIONS
  • Strong command of primary, secondary, and quantitative methodologies and procedures;
  • Willingness to tackle complex, often unfamiliar research requests;
  • Ability to work quickly and independently with minimal guidance or oversight;
  • Ability to proofread and edit research projects while providing constructive feedback; 
  • Ability to work under pressure and multitask in a fast-paced environment;
  • Experience writing and researching for a business or professional audience;
  • Experience in an undergraduate or graduate research role (institutional research, assessment, etc.) is preferred;
  • Willingness and ability to pick up new quantitative skills and market research methodologies as necessary and apply them in new contexts;
  • Ability to accept feedback and constructive critique positively;
  • Demonstrable problem solving skills;
  • Strong command of the English language and demonstrated writing and editing skills;
  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail;
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
  • Extremely strong and demonstrable work ethic;
  • Proven academic achievement;
  • High comfort level with Microsoft Office applications, such as MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Power Point.
  • A Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business, Psychology, Sociology, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related discipline is preferred.
  • Full-time work experience conducting research, survey design/analysis or professional writing. Professional or academic survey design credentials highly preferred.
Business Development Associate

As resumes are reviewed in real time, it's in your best interest to apply as soon as possible to benefit from our internal advocates and, if desired, our resume review.

Deadline to Apply: May 1st, 2021
Functions: Business Development, Client Services & Relationship Management
Paid/Unpaid: Paid
Location: Arlington, VA or Remote
Full/Part-Time: Full-Time Position
 
What does a Business Development Associate (BDA) do?
  • Prospect – Seek potential new clients and create prospecting points to best market Hanover Research’s capabilities to companies and decision-makers so they will say “yes” to partnering with us.
  • Outreach – Use cold-calling and cold-emailing to secure new business conversations with for-profit companies, K-12 school districts, or higher education universities and colleges.
  • Organize – Build organizational skills as you maintain a territory, ongoing outreach, and your assigned Sales Director’s calendar.
  • Manage – Create and manage your own business processes. Employ creative approaches and craft methods to manage your time independently and interact with the market.
  • Collaborate – Help your assigned Sales Director manage the sales pipeline and achieve annual revenue goals by engaging prospects throughout the steps of the sales cycle.

What makes an associate successful?

  • Confidence – You are a confident “go-getter” comfortable engaging with all levels of business professionals, have strong communication skills and likes to talk to anyone and everyone.
  • Being Goal Oriented – You are motivated by clear cut goals and a transparent metrics-based work environment and thrive in a friendly competitive environment. You enjoy hard work in order to reach significant achievement.
  • Articulate – You enjoy communicating via phone and can relate to everyone in all walks of life, while also being persuasive when you need to be. You have the ability to capture the interest of those listening to you.
  • Diligence – You are able to consistently complete tasks and accomplish your goals without needing direct guidance.
  • Tenacious – You are resilient when faced with adversity on the phone. You refuse to let objections slow you down and are looking to fast-track your career and move into more senior roles.

Why be a Business Development Associate?

  • Buildable Business Skills for All Industries – It is a great way to learn fundamental business skills, especially right out of college, to gain vital experience in a corporate setting. You will strategically manage a territory, build your own business processes, handle objections via cold-calling and cold-emailing, learn vital interpersonal communication skills and can sell to top executives and leaders within the country (Presidents, CEOs, VPs, Superintendents, etc.). Example clients: Wayfair, Georgetown University, BIC, and UVA (just to name a few).
  • Growth Advancements and Earning Potential – Opportunity to make $50-$60k annually. Additionally, top performers often experience an accelerated promotion track beyond the Associate role to higher earning positions within the first 12-18 months. We actively promote our BDA’s for all departments within Hanover Research except our research department.
  • Training and Mentorship Program – Robust training program to gain knowledge in how to best prospect and pitch potential new clients by cold-calling or cold-emailing so that they agree to partner with us.
  • Office Perks – Friendly work environment, free snacks, monthly incentives (including D.C. sporting events, days off, monetary bonuses), 6 weeks PTO including paid holidays and monthly community service opportunities.
  • Challenge yourself every day – Associates use critical thinking and advanced strategy to apply research solutions and effectively market Hanover to a diverse set of organizations and prospects.
REQUIREMENTS
  • A Bachelor’s degree, all majors are accepted.
  • 0 - 2 years of work experience; previous leadership, professional, or internship experience.
  • Comfortable with cold calling.

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