The Community for Research & Insights Professionals

Whether you are navigating a career transition, building your early-career portfolio, or looking to give back, join the world’s fastest-growing volunteer-powered insights community.

The Insights Career Network (ICN) was founded to combat the “pain and isolation” of career transitions and to help our professionals prepare for new opportunities. The community developed into an empathetic ecosystem built by insights practitioners for insights practitioners.

Who is the Insights Career Network for?

Market research, UX research, consumer research, behavioral, and business insights professionals who are:

• Active job seekers in the research and insights space
• Established insights professionals looking to mentor, network, or explore what’s next, and
• “Rising Researchers”: those looking for a fair first step and a supportive on-ramp.

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ICN Member Benefits

Membership in the Insights Career Network is completely free and exclusive to practitioners in the trade. A human reviews each application for its legitimacy and relevance to the group.

Membership in the ICN connects and supports insights workers, and engaging with ICN member resources and services can significantly raise the marketability and visibility of seeker profiles with the companies looking to hire them.

1. Community & Networking Events

• Weekly Virtual Meetups: Access to the ICN Seekers & Allies Zoom meetups held twice a month on Mondays and in the unscripted Friday Forum, hosted every week. These free virtual events feature guest speakers, insights career Q&As, and job-seeker strategy sessions.
• Members-Only LinkedIn Group: Access to an exclusive, highly vetted LinkedIn group to network, share advice, and communicate safely away from public feeds.
• Local/In-Person Meetups: Invites to local, informal networking events like regional “Insights Pizza Parties” and physical workshops held around major industry events.

2. Job Search Resources: Find Jobs, Build and Share your Profile

• The Insights Job Referral List: Access to curated, hidden, or warm job leads that are “two degrees or less away” from within the network.
• The Active Insights Job Seekers List: The ability for members in transition to feature their profiles on a central list shared directly with hiring managers and corporate sponsors looking for vetted talent.
• Plus, lists of vetted industry recruiters, influencers, and resume writers.

3. Upskilling & Portfolio Building

• Premium Software Grants: Direct access to exclusive tool partnerships, such as the Free QuestionPro License Grant, allowing members to master data collection, run surveys, and build tangible portfolios while between roles.
• Access to In-Person Events: Through our partnerships with industry organizations, the ICN regularly distributes passes and discounts to local, regional, and national events to insights professionals in transition.
• AI & Tech Upskilling: Programs and resources aimed at keeping insights professionals fluent in modern research operations, AI integration, and data visualization.
• Mock Interview Coaching: Access to customized tools like the AI-driven Mock Interview Coach to practice interviewing against specific job descriptions.

4. Mentorship & Career Guidance

• Structured Mentoring & Mini-Coaching: Eligibility for peer-to-peer coaching solutions and small-group support led by seasoned industry veterans and ICN leadership to help members navigate modern job ladders and rebuild confidence.