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New Post 5/25/2009 8:24 AM
User is offline chetan_s2
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Career as BA 

Hi,

I am from India.I am currently doing MBA in systems(MIS) from a reputed university. I have completed my graduation in chemistry.

I always had inclination towards I.T but was never interested in programming. My question is will my background be an obsatcle in becoming a good  B.A.

P.S   I am thankful to this forum that  a  lot is discussed of B.A  which is scarce here.

 
New Post 5/25/2009 4:34 PM
Online now... Adrian M.
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Re: Career as BA 

 chetan_s2 wrote

I am from India.I am currently doing MBA in systems(MIS) from a reputed university. I have completed my graduation in chemistry.

I always had inclination towards I.T but was never interested in programming. My question is will my background be an obsatcle in becoming a good  B.A.

No background should be an obstacle to becoming a good business analyst.  I have met great BAs with a variety of backgrounds: IT, programming, music, business, social sciences, finance.

The main differentiator is what do you do to achieve your goals and how hard you work at it.  Basically, nobody becomes a good business analyst overnight and without working hard at it (learn, do, learn, do, and learn some more).  Your learning can come from: mentors, books, training courses, webinars, magazines, etc.

- Adrian


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New Post 6/8/2009 12:40 AM
User is offline Balchandani
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Re: Career as BA 

 hi,

Not at all a problem for a MBA graduate to get a job in BA field.You need to furnish the prerequisite skillset needed for Business Analysts job.  

 
New Post 6/19/2009 8:29 PM
User is offline Tom Miller, CSPO
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Re: Career as BA 

Because you have a chemistry degree you should see if you can find a Junior BA slot in a chemistry related field.  A B.A. with "domain knowlege" has a leg up over one who has to learn it "from scratch."

 
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