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IDC (International Data Corporation), founded in 1964 and headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts, is a private Market Research industry specializing in ICT Market Research, Consulting, Industry events, and Go to Market Services. IDC assists Information Technology Professionals and Investors in making fact-based decisions on business strategy. The company is operating in 100+ countries with 1000+ professionals worldwide. IDC provides business-focused advice to IT buyers in the Health, Retail, Government, and Energy verticals. It is a subsidiary of IDG (International Data Group). Employees at IDC receive medical, dental, and vision insurance, PPO and HMO Options, and paid time off. They offer jobs for Market Analyst, Market Research Analyst, Market Analyst-IPDS, Senior Research Manager, Research Director, and more.

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Large
Multiple locations
Computer Systems Design Companies, Design Firms
1964
What departments IDC employees work at?
DepartmentsRatio
other occupation33.4%
Sales / Retail20.4%
Management - Other18.2%
Computer / IT16.6%
Chief Executives11.4%
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Professional experience

How many years of experience do IDC employees have before joining?
Years of experience at IDC: Newcomers: 17%, Experiencers: 10%, Experts: 24%, Veterans: 49%. IDC employees have 8+ years experience on average before joining.
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Where did IDC employees work before joining?
Where they've worked before IDC: 451 Research Mobility team (Yankee Group), Dun & Bradstreet, Frost & Sullivan. Typical IDC employees have worked at 451 Research Mobility team (Yankee Group).
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451 Research Mobility team (Yankee Group)
Dun & Bradstreet
Frost & Sullivan
What industries did IDC employees work in previously?
Industry Background: The most typical industries of IDC: Computer Systems Design Companies, Consulting Companies, Software Publishing Companies, Internet Publishing & Other Companies, Newspaper Publishers. IDC employees most likely come from a Computer Systems Design Companies industry background.
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Where did IDC employees work before joining?
Past employers' size at IDC: Small: 34%, Medium: 13%, Large: 53%. Most IDC employees have previously worked at large companies.
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Educational background

What did employees at IDC study?
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Where did employees at IDC study?
Bentley University
Boston University
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Employee data

How long do people stay in a role at IDC?
Time employed at IDC: <1: 10%, 1-3: 26%, 4-8: 23%, 9-13: 16%, 14-20: 15%, 20+: 10%. Most IDC employees stay with the company for 1-3 years which is the same as the industry average.
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How does IDC rank for age & gender diversity?
Gender ratio at IDC: 69.3% Male and 30.7% Female. Age ratio at IDC: 16-20: 0%, 21-30: 22%, 31-40: 25%, 41-50: 28%, 51-60: 17%, 60+: 8%. IDC rates - 0.7% more female than the industry average. Most IDC employees are 41-50, which is above the industry median age range.
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Career advancement

How does IDC rank for career advancement?
Career advancement at IDC: low. IDC ranks low for career advancement which is below the industry average.
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What companies do IDC employees go on to work at?
Future employers of IDC: 451 Research, Dell EMC, Fidelity Investments, Google, IBM. People who work at IDC most typically go on to work for the 451 Research.
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Fidelity Investments
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January 30, 2023
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Culture and Values
A lot of drugs and alcohol on the job. Mostly are good people and one that's toxic. Zero accountability.

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Busy all the time, some travel
Drugs/ booze on the job
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What’s the gender distribution at IDC?
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Liam Brown3 years ago
30.7% female, 69.3% male.
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What year was IDC founded?
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Liam Brown3 years ago
1964.
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What companies are similar to IDC?
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Isabella Holmes3 years ago
Deloitte, Gartner, IBM, IDC Technologies, McKinsey & Company, Microsoft Corporation, Oracle, The Boston Consulting Group Inc.
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What industry does IDC belong to?
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Liam Brown3 years ago
Engineering/Architecture, Transportation/Logistics, Marketing/Advertising/PR, Computer/Internet.
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How often do employees get promoted at IDC ?
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Sophie Hayes3 years ago
advancement opportunities are low
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How long do people usually work for IDC?
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Isabella Holmes3 years ago
1-3 year(s).
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what kind of companies did IDC employees work for?
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Sophie Hayes3 years ago
Large companies before IDC.
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Top future employers of IDC employees?
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Benjamin Gardner3 years ago
451 Research, Dell EMC, Fidelity Investments, Google, IBM, Oracle, Repcon Inc, Self Employed.
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Who are the top previous employers of IDC employees?
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Sophie Hayes3 years ago
from what i found these companies 451 Research Mobility team (Yankee Group), Dun & Bradstreet, Frost & Sullivan, Gartner, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, IBM, IDG (International Data Group), Technology Business Research.
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What’s the average age at IDC?
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Benjamin Gardner3 years ago
41-50, 31-40.
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Where did most of IDC employees go to school?
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Isabella Holmes3 years ago
Bentley University, Boston University, Northeastern University, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, University of New Hampshire-School of Law.
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I heard they don’t pay for maternity leaves,can anyone confirm
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8 months ago
Yeah they don’t pay you for the last 7 weeks
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8 months ago
Was reading their rules and regulations the other day and it stated that whoever has maternity leaves granted will be spared 28 weeks out of which the applicant will be paid for 21
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How many paid days do you get to have here yearly?
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7 months ago
If you ask me, I had 10 when I worked for them😄
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7 months ago
Company offers 10 of those paid days a year and you are most likely to have more number of them as your time with the place increases :)
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I heard that you guys get bonus too, is it so?😝
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7 months ago
Joined the place last year and just had my first bonus😍
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7 months ago
Full timers get one bonus a year yep
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Does the school let you spend holidays at home?😁
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8 months ago
Even we part timers et to have holidays off
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8 months ago
Holidays are all employees' to spend
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Is this one of those companies that offers benefits from the first day?😁
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8 months ago
Nah I had to wait a year to have my benefits 😃
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8 months ago
Well you have to spend a year or more for your benefits 😀
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How good does that 401k match>
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8 months ago
Not bad, in fact twice as better as the place I last worked for had to offer 😁
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8 months ago
It’s a very genenrous match I must say '
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What If you need a device to continue working? Is it true that its up to you to buy that?😀
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7 months ago
Remember my pc burned and I needed a new one ASAP, the company issued me a chueque to buy a new pc right on the next day
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7 months ago
Its up to the company to afford that for you as per their rules 😁
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How long was your hiring process?😀
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8 months ago
They were pretty quick with mine and I was hired within 2 and a half weeks
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8 months ago
It was 20 days long for me, had some issues with the doucmentation and for the reason my process had to be delayed a bit 😀
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So I was asking a friend about the health benefits offered here and he didn’t seem so satisfied, can you relate?
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7 months ago
Well even if the insurance doesn’t help that much it sure reduces your expenses by a decent margin
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7 months ago
The medical benefits we have here are good enough for a growing company 😅
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Does the company offer any gym or fitness related perks?😅
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8 months ago
Sure they would pay for the fitness stuff we needed to buy in the time I worked for them :)
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8 months ago
Company gives you some momeny for the gym and fitness items you need
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