1. Employment Profile: What exactly does a Systems Analyst do? |
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 What field is your job in?
IT Consultanting - Software Development
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What is your job title?
Systems Analyst
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Please provide a brief description of the firm or organization that you currently work for
(size and general description of what type of organization it is)
Unisys is a top player in the information technology (IT) consulting business. Its operations are split into two main segments -- services (consulting, outsourcing, etc) and technology (servers, specialized technologies, etc). The company is among the largest government IT contractors, serving local, state, and federal agencies, as well as foreign governments. I work for the Federal Consulting division.
Employees: 30,000
Sales: $5,652.5M (Dec. 2007)
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How long have you been employed in this position?
4 months (previously at Accenture for 4 years doing the same thing - I left because of the pay increase)
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How many hours do you work a week on average?
40
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Please provide a BRIEF description of your duties and responsibilities. (job description)
I am a Business Analyst (Requirements Analyst) working on a web-based software application. I handle getting requirements from the client for upcoming changes to the software application, documenting those requirements, and working with software developers and testers to get those updates inplemented.
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What was your gross income last year? Please include any bonuses or incentives received.
90000
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What is your expected gross income for this year? Please include any bonuses or incentives you expect to receive.
104000
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Please
list any benefits you have (Please include number of weeks vacation,
sick leave and type of health insurance, retirement plan 401k)
working 2 days from home, health insurance, life insurance, 3.5 weeks vacation, sick leave cancelled recently, 401k matching cancelled recently,
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Do you feel you are under/well/over compensated at your current position?
I am well compensated.
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2. Work environment! |
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Does
your job entail you working with others on a daily basis? Is this
something you like/dislike about your job? Explain
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Do you work collaboratively with supervisors/managers?
Yes
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Do you work collaboratively with your co-workers?
Yes
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Describe
your work location (e.g., office, home, theatre, in the field) and what
you like/dislike about working in it
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Please rank in order of importance from 1-8 (1- most important 8- least important) Assign each number once.
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-1 Income
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-1 Work Environment - co-workers
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-1 Work Environment - supervisors
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-1 Benefits
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-1 Hours
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-1 Level of responsibility
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-1 The actual "work" you do at your job
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-1 Job Title
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3. How should someone new to the workforce get a J-O-B like yours? |
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If someone wanted to go about getting a job similar to yours, what would you recommend for him or her to do?
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What
skills do you think a person should have if they want to pursue a
position like yours? Please be specific and explain why (e.g., social
skills, organization skills, technical skills)
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Do you feel that you need a certain level of education or training to be successful in your job?
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What advice would you give to someone who was about to start work in your position/ line of work?
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