Reply to: Going technical or going business ?

[bobspud]

A bit hard and not really fair BS.

He's come from the Public Sector.

Sorry

But in which case some of the best BA's I have met, have PS on their CV. They get far more time to perfect requirements gathering and UML than anyone would in the business world.

The OP just needs to find a better way to organise their thoughts.

[SueEllen]

He's come from the Public Sector.

[cojak]

First off:

Congratulations in certifying in SCUM (Do the lobotomy scars show much? )
You are a BA but can't quantify your skills in a 2 page summary report in a way that gets businesses to want you more?

I would suggest that far from going technical you should probably roll back to basics...

Don't look at what you have done so far... Go and find a business need in the market and then write a statement of how you can solve that based on previous experiences... From that point on you should be able to break it down into why your old CV sucks so very hard.

Then you can change it...

If you were to let me guess you were trained as a graduate by one of the big four...

A bit hard and not really fair BS.

He's come from the Public Sector.

[bobspud]

First off:

Congratulations in certifying in SCUM (Do the lobotomy scars show much? )
You are a BA but can't quantify your skills in a 2 page summary report in a way that gets businesses to want you more?

I would suggest that far from going technical you should probably roll back to basics...

Don't look at what you have done so far... Go and find a business need in the market and then write a statement of how you can solve that based on previous experiences... From that point on you should be able to break it down into why your old CV sucks so very hard.

Then you can change it...

If you were to let me guess you were trained as a graduate by one of the big four...

[SueEllen]

Go for roles that you can do, are better at than many people, and earn money.

And stop putting a space before the punctuation mark at the end of a sentence.

You are giving out free advice.

[d000hg]

If you can't get a role as a BA then maybe you're not cut out for contracting.

SY keeps getting BA roles but he's not cut out for contracting.

[TheFaQQer]

What is your advice ?

Go for roles that you can do, are better at than many people, and earn money.

And stop putting a space before the punctuation mark at the end of a sentence.

[DimPrawn]

Your turn, Dim.

It can't be my turn in the barrel again?

[eek]

going back on topic.

So your CV isn't good enough to get you interviews as a BA and/or you can't answer BAT type interview questions to get the job.

So your solution is to look for a contract in something you don't have recent experience of

[Mich the Tester]

No.

WMPS

Glad I'm not the only one!

Your turn, Dim.

[MaryPoppins]

WMPS

Glad I'm not the only one!

[Dallas]

No.

WMPS

[Dallas]

People who say 'for my sins'

People who wear bluetooth headsets all the time

People who drive Vauxhall Insignias

People who use the latin 'AM' or 'PM' in conjunction with specifying whether they mean morning or afternoon. e.g. 'I will see you there at 10am in the morning'

People who sing along to songs being played on the radio. Especially awful if they sing for a prolonged period and/or close their eyes.

WMPS

[MaryPoppins]

So you haven't?

No.

[Mich the Tester]

That's got nowt to do with it!

So you haven't?