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The job search & career community for research & insights professionals

Supporting Insights Job Hunters, Recruiters, Hiring Managers, Agents, and Allies
Who Are Ready for Change.

Home of the Active Insights Job Seeker List & the Insights Job Referral List
Membership, Events, and Resources are Free.

NEW ICN Career Resources

Hiring in Insights, a special original research study from the ICN

AI in Insights: Tools and Tips for Insights Professionals

A Personalized GPT Plus Mock Interview Coach

Beating Bias When Building Teams

The ICN 30-Day Networking Challenge (pdf)

Next ICN Seekers & Allies Meetups

2x Monthly on Mondays on Zoom
10 AM PT | 12 PM CT | 1 PM ET

An Insights Career Discussion with
Michelle Auguste, Vice President of Global Media Insights
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Join now to be invited to this and other ICN Members-only events.
Membership, event attendance, and ICN resources are free.


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ICN Members engage in advance in the LinkedIn Group

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The Zoom information for this session can be found in our bi-weekly member email, the member calendar event, and our Members-Only LinkedIn Group.

with Guest Scott Worthge, Research Director, Quest Mindshare

2.18.25 The Real World – AI Moderator Edition with ICN Researchers Melanie Solka and Brian Fowler Video | PDF

Join us LIVE for these recurring
Insights Career-Focused Segments

Group-wide introductions

Insights industry news

Community support for challenging situations
The Insights Job Referral List recent postings
Small breakout sessions for job seeker support
Short-session guest speakers like the one above!

The tumultuous state of the insights industry is impacting hiring.

Job Seeker Advice

Check out ICN’s 60+ recorded sessions

2.18.25 The Real World – AI Moderator Edition with ICN Researchers Melanie Solka and Brian Fowler Video | PDF

1.21.25 Networking Tips and Recommendations

Speakers include researcher and insights profession influencer, ICN Co-Founder and Doug Keith, Video | PDF

1.06.25 Hands-on Qual AI Mini Workshop

Speakers: Betsy Shaak, Head of Product, Voxpopme
& Eric Santos, VP of Sales, Voxpopme
Video | PDF

12.16.24 ICN Community Success Stories & the ICN Year-in-Review Video | PDF

Speakers: The ICN volunteer leadership team and YOU

12.02.24 ICN Hiring Study Findings: The Job Seeker Perspective Video | PDF

Recommendations from 32 in-depth interviews with job seekers. Speakers: ICN’s Research on Research Vice President Kahren Kersten & Director of Research Tracy Bills 

10.7.24: The ICN Hiring study
1st focus: Recruiting & Hiring
video | deck

We spoke with 3 dozen insights recruiters and hiring managers about their 2024 so far.

Melissa Barrow

11.22.24 Mind the Gap! What to Do and Say about the Gap in Your Resume Video | PDF

Speaker: ICN VP of Member Services, Melissa Barrow

11.04.24 Ageism: A Community Discussion Video | PDF

Ageism is real and it’s real annoying. Let’s talk about how it manifests in our careers and what we can do about it. Bring your stories and experiences to share or share them in advance with one of our volunteer leaders.

09.16.24: How to Market Yourself as a Freelancer While You’re Looking for a Job

Guest Speaker: Marilyn Heywood Paige, Heywood Paige Consulting

09.03.24 ICN Insights Freelance Forum

A community panel and discussion about navigating the consulting journey with the ICN Leadership team and YOU

Why Join the Insights Career Network (ICN)?

Insights Career Network Virtual
Meet-ups 2x/month

Featuring a job seeker topic of choice, guest speakers, and you!

Active Job List with Referrals

Insights job leads from two degrees or less away.

Vetted Job Search Resources

Lists of recruiters, resume writers, free online resources, and more.

Insights Career Q&A

Ask the community insights career-related questions in our events and LinkedIn Groups.

Fill out our short application to attend our next event and gain access to exclusive ICN job & career resources.

How Are We Doing?

Who Is The Insights Career Network For?

Looking for a job?
We help active job seekers find roles as insights professionals.

Have a job?
We support insights professionals as their career develops – and help each other along the way.

The Insights Career Network is a community of marketing, consumer, user, and business research professionals volunteering their tools, experience, and networks to help each other develop their careers.

Membership is free and exclusive to those currently working in the customer and business insights trade.

Submit your application to join the Insights Career Network today to access exclusive insider resources curated specifically for insights job seekers.

Who Are Insights Professionals?

Insights professionals are knowledge workers and they can be found in every industry and sector. Insights workers are known by many names like marketing and market researchers, behavioral scientists, user experience researchers (UX), customer experience experts(CX), public opinion analysts, and even library scientists.

Anyone who conducts research on customers, the market, or organizational performance to inform business decisions is an insights professional.

Insights Industry Partners

Our Insights Industry Partners help bring awareness to Insights Career Network programming and job seeker resources. Thank you for your support!

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Upcoming ICN Seekers and Allies Meetups

Bi-monthly Mondays (usually)
@ noon Central

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