Wonder has a Job Drop Policy. To ensure we deliver research to clients on time, we ask Analysts to decide whether to drop a job within a 60-minute grace period. If an Analyst drops either a Research job three times after the grace period in 30 days, the Analyst’s Wonder permissions (Research) will be subject to pause for 1 week / 7 days. The pause will be considered a warning. This means that you, as an analyst, will need to decide if you are comfortable keeping a job within the first hour.

You have already read the RCs, clarified any unfamiliar jargon, and jotted down some keywords. Now it is time to decide whether we will keep the Request.

• How much information is available on the subject? Complete a very basic, high-level overview search (5-10 minutes)
  • Usually, this can be done by taking keywords from the request title or Wonder’s job sections and plugging them into Google. This search is NOT about finding 100% of the specific information requested in the research criteria. This search is a quick search that you complete to a) gain a little background knowledge about the topic, which will help you structure your outline and b) ensure that there is enough information about the topic for you to continue your search.
• Do you feel confident you can deliver excellent research on the type of job and the topic with the information available?
  • If, in completing the pre-research, you find little to no information about the topic, or you only find relatively outdated information about the topic, then you will need to make a few more decisions. These include:
    • Are you comfortable completing partial client updates and/or full client updates ?
    • Do you think, based on pre-research, that you will be able to triangulate an answer to this request? If your answer to these questions is yes, then continue on with the request. If your answer to these questions is no, you may want to release the request.

<aside> 💡 Wonder analysts know where their strengths and weaknesses lie and don’t indiscriminately take on jobs and topics they cannot complete well. Ask yourself where your strengths and weaknesses lie and proceed accordingly.

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Do not be afraid to release a request you are uncomfortable with or not interested in. The best research tends to come from topics we are not only familiar with but also passionate about! Our best analysts understand this and frequently release projects when they are not 100% confident they can complete them well.

Note 1: Ensure the editor is working properly within the first hour!

Note 2: While Wonder’s job drop policy insists on deciding whether to keep the assignment or not within the first hour (60 minutes), Wonder values Quality. So if you’ve claimed the job but don’t feel confident after one hour, you can still release the job and use Get Help to explain the situation and why you don’t feel confident keeping the assignment. Though we don’t expect you would feel uncomfortable after an hour of research, we do understand that this can occur. We champion challenges, but not at the expense of quality. We appreciate you putting the client’s experience above your earnings.

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