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Research Analyst- Southern office |
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what is research |
| Date Posted: |
03/17/2006 |
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R&I working till 10-11pm sounds pretty late to me. In my experience, they tend to be finishing about 6-7pm, (unless there is a particular large deadline)
Also my sense in that the R&I teams who are still in offices get requests mainly about their own geography/ continent so the time zone thing could be less of an issue. McKc in India do most of the basic research from multiple time zones.
As for career path, there is a possibility to be a senior research analyst and then go into management of R&I. Also very slim chance to transition to consulting track (but rare).
Basically it can be an interesting job, but its definitely research, helping teams and not front line consulting. |
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I am a PhD student myself and my research involves reading a lot of papers, running a whole lot of computer models and doing experiments in the lab.
What is a research career like in say Mck or investment banks? Doesn't "front line" consultants and bankers do a lot of research too? I was told by a London BA all he does for his studies is research -- read financial reports, interview client employees, talk to R&I staff, build models... etc.
How would you characterise the difference between front line and research staff?
Thanks!
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