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IT Analyst Career Profile— Male, age 34 (ID #4505)

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1. Employment Profile: What exactly does a n IT Analyst do?

  What field is your job in?

IT Consulting

  What is your job title?

IT Analyst

  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)

TCS is Tata Consultancy Service, provind IT support & services to may large firms in the field of Software computing, IT back end support & enterprise support. It employs more than 100,000 employees world wide.

  How long have you been employed in this position?

3 years

  How many hours do you work a week on average?

40

  Please provide a BRIEF description of your duties and responsibilities. (job description)

Provide IT infrastructure support & managing software service requests

  What was your gross income last year? Please include any bonuses or incentives received.

85000

  What is your expected gross income for this year? Please include any bonuses or incentives you expect to receive.

85000

  Please list any benefits you have (Please include number of weeks vacation, sick leave and type of health insurance, retirement plan 401k)

15 days paid leaves. Cigna PPO Insurance.

  Do you feel you are under/well/over compensated at your current position?

Well compensated.

2. Work environment!

  Does your job entail you working with others on a daily basis? Is this something you like/dislike about your job? Explain

I like to work with other members of my team. My job requires me to work with various groups involved in the Software service requests.

  Do you work collaboratively with supervisors/managers?

Yes

  Do you work collaboratively with your co-workers?

Yes

  Describe your work location (e.g., office, home, theatre, in the field) and what you like/dislike about working in it

Office. I like to work from office as it gives me place to concentrate & focus on the issues on hand.

  Please rank in order of importance from 1-8 (1- most important 8- least important) Assign each number once.

  • 2 Income
  • 3 Work Environment - co-workers
  • 3 Work Environment - supervisors
  • 2 Benefits
  • 3 Hours
  • 3 Level of responsibility
  • 4 The actual "work" you do at your job
  • 4 Job Title

3. How should someone new to the workforce get a J-O-B like yours?

  If someone wanted to go about getting a job similar to yours, what would you recommend for him or her to do?

It is very important to understand the Software Development Life Cycle & have expereince working on such projects in order to get this kind of job.

  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)

Person should be technically strong in computing, problem solving, tech savvy in using all the software tools, should be very cooperative & coordinate with fellow co-workers & supervisors.

  Do you feel that you need a certain level of education or training to be successful in your job?

no

  What advice would you give to someone who was about to start work in your position/ line of work?

Just keep a focused on the work & keep an eye on learing new skills as the industry eveloves very fast.



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