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Online Research Assistant

Wed, Nov 18, 2009

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Information is one of the highest selling products these days. Companies always have need of more and current information. People who are good at gathering and compiling information are becoming more and more valuable. Smaller companies often do not have the knowledge or the time to do their own research. In order to fulfil this vital part of their business they are forced to outsource.

As a researcher, part of your daily duties may include any of these things; reading a vast number of articles, theories, or reports, summarizing them and compiling them into a useful format. You may be required to conduct interviews, poll people, create and distribute online surveys. You might be asked to compare a variety of articles and verify their information.

Many companies are looking for people who can do online market research. Find out who is buying what and where. Find out how many people in certain areas are using certain products.

Employee backgrounds. This usually involves taking a person resume and verifying all the information that it contains. You may have to contact peer personal references and do criminal background checks. You may be asked to contact previous employers or to verify the person’s qualifications and schooling.

Historical or background research. People who write a lot of articles do not always have time to read hundreds of pages about certain topics to find the exact piece of information that they need. Your job is to read documents and locate specific pieces of information that they require for the piece that they are writing.

Companies may be looking for people to look for new information about similar products and want you to compile the information into workable documentation. They may want detailed information about where their product is being sold and how well it is doing.

Some of your research may have to be done offline as well as online. You may have to visit specific places like courthouses, archives or libraries that do not have their information on the internet.

Many jobs in this field are only temporary but they do allow you the at home advantages. And if you are a really good researcher you can work on a number of projects at the same time. If you are good at finding facts and enjoy researching the jobs you can get online are virtually endless.

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