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Enterprise Architect Job Profile: Male, age 42, from Bloomfield, NY (ID# 4242)

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You are viewing an individual career profile of a 42 year old Male from Bloomfield, NY who is or was employed as a Enterprise Architect. This person shared his/her experiences and insight with TheCareerProject in order to help those who are considering a career in this field to better understand what working as a Enterprise Architect in Bloomfield, NY is really like.

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  • Section 1: What exactly do you do?
  • Section 2: Work environment!
  • Section 3: How should someone new to the workforce get a J-O-B like yours?
  • Section 4: How did you get your J-O-B
  • Section 5: Background: Are you qualified?
  • Section 6: The Future and Beyond (FINAL SECTION)
  • Section 7: A Day in the Life Of...


1. What exactly do you do?

  • What field is your job in?

    It
  • What is your job title?

    Enterprise Architect
  • 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)

    Financial Services firm headquartered in Hartford CT

  • How long have you been employed in this position?

    10 years
  • How many hours do you work a week on average?

    50
  • Please provide a BRIEF description of your duties and responsibilities. (job description)

    50
  • Please provide a BRIEF description of your duties and responsibilities. (job description)

    Focused on enterprise architecture, IT strategy and information security.

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

    145000
  • What is your expected gross income for this year? Please include any bonuses or incentives you expect to receive.

    150000
  • Please list any benefits you have (Please include number of weeks vacation, sick leave and type of health insurance, retirement plan 401k)

    4 weeks vacation, sick leave and type of health insurance, retirement plan 401k
  • Do you feel you are under/well/over compensated at your current position?

    under

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

    Losing ability to maintain work/life balance

  • 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

    Cubicle-oriented. Setup is arranged for collaboration which also results in interruption.

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

    • 5 Income
    • 4 Work Environment - co-workers
    • 1 Work Environment - supervisors
    • 6 Benefits
    • 2 Hours
    • 7 Level of responsibility
    • 3 The actual "work" you do at your job
    • 8 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?

    Work for Accenture

  • 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)

    Enthusiasm. Competence is becoming less relevant.

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

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

    Network with others who have tread this path before you.


4. How did you get your J-O-B

  • How did you find your current job? (e.g. newspaper, internet, referral, etc.)

    referral
  • What was the application process for your job? (e.g. submitted resume, paper application, electronic application, all, etc.)

    resume
  • Did you have to interview for your current job? If yes, what did the interview process entail? (e.g., number of interviews, who you interviewed with, group interview, individual interview, etc.)

    Lots of conversations with lots of people. Most certainly isn't a process that is timely.
  • If you can remember, what questions were you asked at your interview?

  • Is this the job / field you planned to work in?

    No
  • If your job is in a different field from your original plan how did you get here? Explain (Plan can be from high school/college/post college/personal plan)


5. Background: Are you qualified?

  • Was there training for your current position? If yes, what did it entail?

  • Do you feel your employer properly prepared you for your job? Explain

  • Do you feel your educational background prepared you for your job? Explain

  • If applicable, do you feel your internship experience helped you prepare you for your job?


6. The Future and Beyond (FINAL SECTION)

  • If someone were to observe you at work, what would he or she say is "fun" about your job?

  • What is (are) the most fulfilling aspect(s) and least fulfilling aspect(s) of your current employment? (e.g. fiscal, spiritual, type of work, hours, commute, compensation, etc.)

  • Is your current employment part of your career plan? Why or why not?

  • What are your current career goals? (Can be broad or specific)

  • Is there anything else you would like to share about your career?

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