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» Why Should We Hire You?, Part I
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We look for the best and brightest when hiring for Requirements Analysts and Product Managers. It’s a long and difficult process with many people applying; only a fraction get through the first interview and even less are able to hang in the process as it continues. This has brought great strain to our company: as we expand we simply aren’t able to...
Posted by: Seilevel

» “So, what do you do for a living?”: A BA/Product Manager’s guide to surviving cocktail parties
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By Jhulgan I used to dread hearing the question, “So what do you do for a living?”  This was often usually asked by a family member or other acquaintances not familiar with the software development lifecycle, IT, or business processes in general.  For business analysts, product managers, and other software requirements types, it’s diffic...
Posted by: Seilevel

» BA Careers - Domain knowledge versus analysis skills
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I've been thinking a lot recently about the value of the BA, and BA recruitment - at all levels.   A common question that comes up is "Do I need to have experience in Industry X/Domain Y to work as a BA in that industry/domain?"   In a nutshell: Is it like that now? Yes. Should it be like that? Probably no...
Posted by: Miles Barker

» The Business Analyst Podcast # 009: How to Become a BA and Getting Interviewed for the Role
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Today I want to know more about recruiting a junior business analyst. My interview is with BA recruiter Guy Beauchamp who himself is a BA and former BA recruiter. Podcast: How to Become a BA and Getting Interviewed for the Role Please introduce yourself, your previous work experience and what you are doing now? I've been cruising various forums ...
Posted by: Michiel Erasmus

» Raising the bar in Business Analysis and Internal Consulting
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Internal Business Analysis and Consulting teams are increasingly recognised as playing a vital role in delivering successful projects.  More and more they are contributing to complex and strategic projects and performance expectations from executives are getting higher. Are you interested in improving Business Analysis and Internal Consul...
Posted by: SmartProjects

» Top 10 crazy question to ask a BA in an Interview
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Believe it or not I have been asked the question below in an interview for a SR BA position BA Job Interview Questions in the real world What program languages do you know? Have you ever configured an SQL Server? How fast can you get requirements? We need the BA to review code and then document it can you do that? If...
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