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Professional and Corporate
Written By Stuart McNish

Guest: Mario Canseco (President of Research Co.)

Every day you see some poll, some insight into how people shop, relax, vacation, choose their job, pick a favourite beer – and how they say they will vote. Have you ever wondered who the people are who gather all of that information?

What do they do? How many people do they have to talk to? And what kind of training do you need to speak to and gather information from thousands of people?

In this episode of Careers That Matter, the insightful Mario Canseco takes us on his career journey.

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