In our skills section we look at how research agencies are acting to keep their junior and mid-level staff interested in their work and motivated, and the broadening of their approach (and minds?) when it comes to suitable people to plug their remaning skills gaps. In 'Love 'n' Hate' an MR company buyer tells us why he's acquired the taste, and an MR company seller says you can't discount the hassle involved. Salary stats and job numbers are covered in the lead article this month.

As ever, there is senior level personnel news and vacancies plus two pages of international jobs.

MRWho has about 900 subscribers including a majority of the bosses of major UK agencies and around 320 blue chip clientside researchers. It's free and comes in a .pdf format so most people print it out, although you can read it on-screen if you prefer. The November edition has appeared online first due to delays with creating the pdf, which will be published around the end of the month and will be available for download from this site (see bottom right) - you'll need a password and for this you'll need to subscribe. If you'd like to, just email us and say so, giving us your email address (and those of anyone else there who wants it), your JobTitle(s) and the name of your company - this will only be used for our own stats, ie so we can give advertisers general information about the types of people reading it - and for our own analysis / edification. Re confidentiality of this: we are MRS members and you know the drill! Please state clearly whether you just want passwords to download previous editions or if [like 90% plus] you wish to receive forthcoming issues too.

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