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It's great to help you prep for this! Kantar is a powerhouse in data, insights, and consulting, and the Associate Research Manager role is a fantastic, dynamic position.

To help me tailor our prep to your exact needs, could you tell me a bit about your current experience level (for example, your years of experience or relevant industry background) and which part of the interview process or role you're most concerned about?

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY JEMIMAH EDRIE C. TORREDA Entrepreneurship Major Sto. Domingo, Quezon City, Metro Manila (NCR) | +63 915 801 5018 | jemimahtorreda@gmail.com Passionate and competitive B.S. Agribusiness Management and Entrepreneurship graduate (Cum Laude) with experience as a Corporate Planning and Strategy Specialist, and a background in strategic planning, marketing, project management, financial record-keeping, and Lean Six Sigma process improvement. WORK EXPERIENCE Mega Prime Foods Inc. February 2026 - August 2026 Corporate Planning and Strategy Specialist ● Assisted in developing and implementing strategic initiatives through research, data analysis, and reports incorporating market and industry trends to support decision-making. ● Analyzed internal and external data and tracked key performance indicators to evaluate corporate performance and the progress of strategic initiatives. ● Supported the planning, execution, and monitoring of strategic projects, ensuring timely completion, stakeholder alignment, and risk mitigation. ● Worked with various departments to align objectives and prepare reports and presentations for senior management to enable informed decision-making. ● Managed documentation and records of strategic initiatives, coordinated meetings, and handled administrative tasks to ensure efficient departmental operations. INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE Agribusiness Rural Bank June 2024 - July 2024 Deposit Intern ● Created a Market and Competitor Analysis Report to support deposit growth initiatives. ● Proposed product development and marketing strategies to boost deposit sales. EDUCATION University of the Philippines Los Baños Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness Management and Entrepreneurship | Los Baños, Laguna ● Graduated Cum Laude, majoring in Entrepreneurship St. Theresa's College, Quezon City Preparatory School to Senior High School | Sta. Mesa Heights, Quezon City LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE Young Entrepreneurs Society UP 2021 - 2025 2008 - 2021 2021 - 2025 Executive Head for Promotions (2022 - 2023) ● Coordinated with the CEO and Ad Hoc committee on publicity and public relations (PR) projects; created and released publicity materials for the organization and its projects. Delta Lambda Sigma Sorority Vice Archon (2022 - 2023) 2021 - 2025 ● Performed the duties of the Grand Archon during her absence; headed the Membership Committee and Initiation Rites. UPLB Varsity Swimming Team Auditor (2023 - 2025) 2022 - 2025 ● Managed inflows and outflows of team funds, maintaining accurate financial records and ensuring budget compliance. UP Junior Executive Society 2023 - 2025 ● Organized projects and activities for students, especially those in the College of Economics and Management. THESIS MRN Cosmetics: A Venture Report ● Developed an industry analysis, management plan, marketing plan, operations plan, and financial plan for the business. CERTIFICATION Certified Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Elevate Six Sigma ● Gained proficiency in Lean Six Sigma techniques with a focus on the DMAIC model. HONORS AND AWARDS ● Cum Laude ● Recipient, University President's Medal for Academic Excellence ● Recipient, CEM Medal of Merit for Academic Excellence ● Recipient, DOST Scholarship Award for Honor Graduates ● Phi Kappa Phi International Honor Society Nominee; Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society Inductee SCHOLARSHIP ● Recipient of 2021 DOST-SEI S&T Undergraduate Scholarship under the Merit Scholarship Program (2021 - 2025). PUBLICATION ● Published hobby article, "Intramuros: A Silent Witness of History," in The Philippine Star, March 7, 2017. SKILLS Technical: Microsoft Office Suite, Lean Six Sigma, Process Mapping, Project Management, Operational Efficiency Soft: Marketing, Pitching, Interpersonal Skills, Time Management, Flexibility

It is wonderful to meet you, Jemimah, and congratulations on graduating Cum Laude. Your background as a Corporate Planning and Strategy Specialist at Mega Prime Foods, combined with your agribusiness foundation, gives us some incredible ammunition for this role.

Your path
Technical Skills: Research Design and Analytics
Soft Skills: Client Management and Project Management
Mock Interview and Behavioral Questions
An Associate Research Manager at Kantar acts as the bridge that transforms raw data into compelling stories and strategic recommendations for clients. Looking at your profile, your experience in strategic planning, market research, and stakeholder coordination maps beautifully to this. Let's start by looking at your corporate planning experience at Mega Prime. How did you typically approach gathering and analyzing market or competitor data there to help senior management make decisions?

I used market and industry trends to build reports and track corporate KPIs.

Tracking corporate KPIs and matching them with external market trends is a great foundation. At Kantar, they want to see how you turn those high-level trends into specific, actionable advice for a brand's strategy.

In your corporate planning role, you worked on strategic initiatives and monitored corporate performance. During your interview, a powerful way to frame this is by highlighting how you converted raw numbers into a narrative that senior stakeholders could easily digest. For example, rather than just delivering a chart of KPI results, you likely had to explain why a metric moved and what the next business move should be. This directly mirrors Kantar's focus on brand guidance and custom research.

Let's map this directly to the Kantar role. When you analyzed those market trends at Mega Prime Foods, was there a specific time your research revealed a trend that actually changed a project's direction or helped solve a team bottleneck?

I mainly focused on standardized reports, but I did help departments align their goals.

That makes complete sense. In corporate planning, keeping the wheels turning with standardized reporting and aligning goals is crucial work, but it is easy to feel like those tasks are a bit removed from direct strategic decision-making.

For a Kantar interview, your experience with standardized reports is actually a major strength. At Kantar, a huge part of the Associate Research Manager role involves working with standardized trackers—like continuous studies or recurring consumer surveys. The ability to manage these regular deliverables with high accuracy, while coordinating with different departments, is exactly what keeps client accounts running smoothly.

To make this highlight-worthy on your resume and in your talking points, we want to frame your experience as operational excellence and cross-functional alignment.

When you worked with other departments at Mega Prime Foods to align their goals, how did you manage that collaboration? For instance, did you run alignment meetings, or coordinate with department heads to resolve conflicting metrics?

I facilitated meetings to help departments agree on shared KPIs.

Facilitating meetings to align different departments on shared KPIs is a fantastic real-world demonstration of . It proves you can step into a room of people with competing priorities and guide them toward a unified goal—a skill that is absolutely critical when acting as the main bridge between Kantar's research teams and external clients.

By synthesizing your strategic planning foundation and your proven ability to align diverse stakeholders, we can highlight a massive strength for your interview: your collaborative leadership and stakeholder management. Instead of framing your corporate planning background as purely administrative, you should position yourself as an objective facilitator who uses data to build consensus and drive projects forward.

Now that we have established how to frame your unique background for this role, are you ready to transition to our next subtopic and dive into Technical Skills: Research Design and Analytics?