I gone through a stage of self-doubt when I first started my career as a market research interviewer. I asked myself what is this business doing? and what sort of career advancement I can fulfill with the company. Even people surrounding me are very curious why I quit my career in bank and what do I see in this career path, and most questions raised were can I in fact survive without basic salary?

As time goes by, I realize that research company in fact assist their client, ie. renowned global organizations in their product development and marketing strategy. The consumers are given opportunities to express their view on the products, thus helping the organization to better position their existing product, making them more attractive, better quality and more competitive in the eyes of consumers. I assured myself this is a right career path that I have chosen, and I have proven that I have gotten good rewards for the hard work that I devoted. I truly see the rewards as the sky is the limit¡¨ as you can achieve the payment that you wish to command by going an extra miles.

Some people perceive it as a tough job, people who cannot take the challenge in this industry quit after months or even days of work. Yet, there are many people who have worked for 5-10 years, who still enjoy the challenge of the job.

However, in many department staff (not involve in field work, field work duties include searching participants or respondents in order to participate in a research study) they do not clear about the core duties of an interviewer. What in their mind is our strength on timely job delivery. We were able to achieve major project milestone in a short period of time, as contrast to some who has experienced but couldn't do well like what we did. Some even give us compliment, for instance, we are recognized as "magician" staff, where they find some difficulty in delivering similar jobs.

In fact, I think the word "magician¨ is just an excessive compliment laid to us, as we are just dedicated interviewers who carry our daily duty by striving our best effort to attain the project's objective. Just like an engineer they can build so many tall buildings and a doctor can save a people¡'s life from illnesses. They are not "magician" they have done many practical experiments and studies before that. Just like them, we all know the methods of doing survey and how to get the respondent. And all methods are from our own practical studies when we were doing our field work outdoor.