RSC Business Group Alpha R & D Market Research Associate Part Time in Toronto, ON

Overview

RSC Business Group Alpha

Branch Toronto ON CA

Position:
R & D Market Research Associate
Location:
Toronto, ON

1 hour – review the analysis from Team 4. Our internship provides participants with training, theory, practice, and real-world business experience….

Please use the following link to fill out and submit the application:
http://sgiz.mobi/s3/Internship-Application-Form

WHAT OUR INTERNSHIP IS
Our internship provides participants with training, theory, practice, and real-world business experience. We know that some companies offer internships where participants do menial tasks, act as assistants, make photocopies, and watch other people do the real work. Our internship is not that. Our interns get the opportunity to do real work and get real experience to prepare them for their careers. Research and test out what works and does not work by learning through doing.

Our internship is not for everyone. Our internship is for people who want to work as part of a team that is building something ambitious one piece at a time. In our internship, you will learn new concepts about business, people, and yourself. You will practice looking at situations and thinking from new perspectives. You will have tasks that may feel unfamiliar or outside of your comfort zone. Our interns are expected to grow as individuals and as part of a team. Part of our internship is about discovery and we expect people to make mistakes. We ask that you fail forward by learning from your mistakes so that we can improve and try again. Another component of our internship is learning and behaving consistently with our company culture which will be different than what you are used to.

HOW THE INTERNSHIP WORKS
We do not have an office where everyone works together each day. We work remotely from an appropriate location that has internet access. This style of working is very different from working in an office and often requires more discipline since there are different distractions when working from home or a library or coffee shop. Some interns prefer to work together so they meet and others do not. We are flexible about where our interns work, however, it must be in a location with reliable internet access and they must have the ability to speak by phone, webinar, or Skype at certain points during their work hours. For calls by phone, webinar, or Skype, the environment must be quiet so a coffee shop is not appropriate.

We use Google Drive extensively for our work and to share documents. We use Google Calendar to manage tasks, to view what other team members are working on, and to schedule meetings. Access to Google Drive and Google Calendar will be provided by RSC Business Group Alpha with your email address.

Our weekly training calls are done by conference call and GoToMeeting webinar software. The conference call can be accessed by phone or through GoToMeeting’s VOIP. If you are using GoToMeeting’s VOIP, we request that you be in a quiet location that is free from background noise. We record the training calls and background noise makes it difficult to understand the recording. These weekly training calls are mandatory and occur on Thursday evenings from 7:30pm to 9:00pm.

Each position in the internship is split into different teams with different tasks. Interns rotate through each team so that they experience all of the different tasks. Rotation periods vary in length depending on the internship applied for; a rotation period can be anywhere from 3 weeks to a maximum of 2 month. To complete the internship, interns must go through every rotation.

The internship is unpaid since this is an opportunity for training and development.

DURATION
4 – 6 months

DESCRIPTION
Interns are split into three different teams; Team 1, Team 2, Team 3, Team 4, Team 5 and Team 6. Each team has a set of specific tasks. New interns will be assigned to a team depending on capacity. Interns will rotate between each team according to rotation periods.
The following details are for each, individual intern and not the entire department.

ROTATIONAL PERIOD
3 weeks

TIME ALLOTMENT
All teams work for 10 hours per week.

Team 1
1.5 hours – webinar training
1 hour – weekly department meeting
1 hour – weekly department project
30 minutes – reading company charter and understanding the culture
2 hours – create letters for prospects
3 hours – print and mail letters to prospects
30 minutes – review and update prospect status in R&D prospect tracker
30 minutes per week – miscellaneous tasks

Team 2
1.5 hours – webinar training
1 hour – weekly department meeting
1 hour – weekly department project
30 minutes – reading company charter and understanding the culture
5 hours – follow up with prospects and offer surveys
30 minutes – schedule survey with prospects
30 minutes per week – miscellaneous tasks

Team 3
1.5 hours – webinar training
1 hour – weekly department meeting
1 hour – weekly department project
30 minutes – reading company charter and understanding the culture
3 hours – conduct survey with prospects
2.5 hours – document survey notes
30 minutes per week – miscellaneous tasks

Team 4
1.5 hours – webinar training
1 hour – weekly department meeting
1 hour – weekly department project
30 minutes – reading company charter and understanding the culture
5.5 hours – analyze survey notes from Team 3
30 minutes per week – miscellaneous tasks

Team 5
1.5 hours – webinar training
1 hour – weekly department meeting
1 hour – weekly department project
30 minutes – reading company charter and understanding the culture
1 hour – review documented survey notes from Team 3
1 hour – review the analysis from Team 4
3 hours – write and review survey report
30 minutes – send survey report to Team 6
30 minutes per week – miscellaneous tasks

Team 6
1.5 hours – webinar training
1 hour – weekly department meeting
1 hour – weekly department project
30 minutes – reading company charter and understanding the culture
30 minutes – schedule call or to review report with prospects
1.5 hour – review survey report from Team 5
2.5 hours – conduct call or meeting to review report with prospects
30 minutes – email copy of report to prospects
30 minutes – send prospect’s information to the Sales Department
30 minutes per week – miscellaneous tasks

EXPECTED OUTCOMES

Team 1
A vast amount of prospects are reached
Prospects receives the letter in a reasonable time period
Prospects obtain a better understand of our company and our works

Team 2
Relationship between the company and the prospect begin to develop

Team 3
Prospect’s needs and wants are heard and understood

Team 4
Raw data are converted into meaningful indicators
Prospects needs, obstacles and wants are identified
Recommendations or solutions are found

Team 5
Survey report summaries the problem
Team 6 receives the survey report in a timely manner

Team 6
Prospects understood the terms and conditions to his/her needs and wants.

EXPECTED RESULTS

Team 1
15 letters are created and mailed every week

Team 2
Follow up with 15 prospects every week
Schedule 3 survey with prospect every week

Team 3
Conduct 3 survey with prospect

Team 4
Analyze 3 survey notes every week

Team 5
Create 1 survey report every week

Team 6
Schedule and conduct 1 call or meeting to review report with prospect every week

RESPONSIBILITIES

Team 1
Learn and be familiar with the company’s intellectual property
Ensure prospects receives letter in a reasonable time
Proof read letter prior to mailing
Maintain prospect status in R&D prospect tracker
Learn how to write letters for prospects

Team 2
Follow up with prospects in a timely manner
Ensure that the survey time schedule is convenient for prospect
Learn how to follow up and offer surveys to prospects

Team 3
Find ways to bring needs and wants of the prospect to surface
Ensure the notes are documented are concise
Learn how to survey and clear minds

Team 4
Analyze the data from Team 3 and explore to find solution
Learn how to Analyze a set of raw data

Team 5
Create, review and modify survey reports for prospects
Ensure that survey reports contains all necessary information required for prospect
Proof-read survey report prior to sending it to Team 6
Learn how to write survey reports for prospects

Team 6
Review survey report prior to actual call or meeting with prospect
Maintain professionalism throughout the entire call or meeting with the prospect
Obtain critical feedback from prospects
Document any information necessary to improve products and services
Learn how to facilitate a call or meeting

EXPECTED SKILLS

RESEARCH SKILLS
- Knowledge of how to understand the current market
- Knowledge of how to identify a new or emerging market
- Be able to learn and consume content quickly.
- High attention to detail
- Ability to analyze information to draw conclusions and identify patterns
- Highly creative and able to think outside the box
- Ability to develop solutions to problems and challenges based on research

ORAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS
- Ability to communicate professionally within a diverse environment
- Listen attentively to what people say and understand their point of view
- Written communication skills
- Proper spelling and grammar
- Comprehension of material

ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS
- Keeping track of your work to do
- Able to manage your tasks and priorities so that you get work done on time

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
- Work inside a team towards a common goal
- Keep team members updated on progress
- Establish and build relationships with other coworkers, strangers, and prospects
- Ability to understand the needs of people

COMPENSATION
This position is unpaid. It is possible to earn a commission when any product or service is sold that either you or a member of a team you manage helped to develop or sell. If you worked with other people to develop the product or sell it, the commission is split with those people. Earning a commission is not easy and should not be expected.

HOW TO APPLY
-Use the Reference Number: YS102
-Use the following link to fill out and submit the application:
http://sgiz.mobi/s3/Internship-Application-Form

Job Type: Part-time