Björn,
You have been very helpful to me. I am currently interviewing for a BA position. I have been to two interviews already but they have not been successful. The one thing that I know I am doing wrong is talking about myself. I never know where to start and where to end. I have completed six weeks training in BA but I have no work experience. Since I cannot get an entry level position, I have put two years experience in my resume. For some reason, employers keep contacting me for positions that require five to ten years of experience. For my first interview, they requried a senior BA and I asked my interviewer why he was interested in me and he said that I have a good background; I have two masters degrees (Master of Business Administration and Master of Information Systems Management). I decided to join this forum to learn more. I know that it is not good to lie on the resume but I do not have a choice if not, I will never get the job that I want (please don't judge me :( )
Do you have any advise for me? Let's say I am working as a BA now. What would be the most apprepriate response to give when asked to talk about myself?
Should I concentrate more on one area of BA? Say Requirements gathering?
In my resume I stated that I do a lot of requirements gathering, testing, UAT, RUP methothology, UML, documentation (use case docs, scope docs, etc). I guess my question is, what does a junior business analyst do on a regular basis? How did your first BA job look like?
Thank you,
GC