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How to Start a Business Analyst Career Even if You Have No Experience
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- Опубліковано 17 сер 2024
- If you are looking to start a business analyst career, but don’t yet have any business analyst experience, you might feel caught in a trap. What comes first, the business analyst or the business analyst experience? How do you get your first business analyst job when employers are always looking for specific experience?
Why do so many industry veterans say they just “fell” into business analysis and what can you do to move more easily into a business analyst job role?
I've seen this approach work time and time again, for professionals without experience, even without degrees, and certainly without their business analyst certifications.
That’s the question we are answering in this video.
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Hello Ma'am,
A simple question I don't have a job right now I want to know how I have no experience and idea in this field and not even it or engineering .
What should I start to learn as a beginner like theoretical knowledge and technological knowledge.
Please if you have anything this just reply or mail something on shandilya140397@gmail.com.
I actually want to know the first step to start as not able to figure it out on my own
For some reason, the link isn't working unless the Workshop is no longer being offered.
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Hlo mam i have no experience in business analyst but how I will get job plz help
So helpful
I can so relate. I did not have a job at the time and was on vacation. I was on the lookout for DBA job. I was approached by a company and they were in need of a business analyst. I had no prior experience or any knowledge of the domain. But I said yes, and I've been a business analyst for over 5 years now.
Awesome story and thanks for sharing. So glad to have you be part of the business analysis profession.
Hi what is the range salary for this kind of job?
Here is some information about salary expectations for business analysts. www.bridging-the-gap.com/business-analyst-salary/
Can you please inbox me the name of that company
Hey Chulani, I was thinking about perusing a business analyst position, but I was wondering what are day to day tasks for business analysts?
As someone who has done work as a BA, this is really good advice. After stepping away from doing BA work for some time, this has really helped me what direction I want to go in updating my resume. Even after leaving the field for some time, this video gives me more confidence in that the skills I've gained over those years are still relevant in today's world.
Thanks for sharing! And good luck with getting back into the field. Your BA skills are timeless.
@@BridgingtheGapBA - Thanks again!
I love how you are honest - It just happens. It becomes difficult to help those trying to come in. I'm glad you started sharing as you inspiring those at the door.
It often does just happen...but you can also increase your odds by making some strategic moves and taking the actions I suggest in this video.
Quality Assurance to Business Analysis - That was my path too many years ago!
Yes QA to BA is a common path.
I've just had the greatest epiphany! I'm currently an Academic Advisor and have been so for the past 2 years. During this time I've taken on the responsibility for creating and reviewing a significant amount of our business processes and detailed working instructions (we use both). I became heavily involved in a major project which continues to this day. I enjoy analysing data, identifying gaps in business processes, creating detailed working instructions... Unfortunately there aren't many job opportunities with my current employer, to move upwards or even sideways. Now I know I've been doing what feels like two jobs for the price of one! I have experience as a Database Support Officer, assisting a DBA, but my qualifications are unrelated (Bachelor of Biomedical Science & Masters of Forensic Science) so I'd hope to be considered based on experience and the willingness to learn new skills.
Love this insight Nel! It sounds like you've been a business analyst on this project and this experience could open up many career options for you.
Don't worry you will 👍
Hi Laura, thanks for this video! I've been interning at a company for nearly a year and recently got offered a job at another desk as a junior BA. Your channel has been very useful in helping me understand this role :)
Congrats!
New to the BA career path and I am trying to gain all the knowledge I can to assist me in my role at work. I was brought on as a SME and am working on many of the things you describe here, just wanting to get a better handle on this new role.
Great video! I started at my company earlier this year (a small AI tech start-up) as an intern after my postgrad, doing market research. I made a good impression with my analytical skills and ability to decode lots of different perspectives, and they offered me a job as Associate BA just six weeks in. Fast forward 6 months and I've been promoted early to a full on Business Analyst amidst all the challenges of covid and working remotely. You're right, sometimes these things 'just happen'!
I was a bit worried I wasn't a 'real' Business Analyst, because there's no senior BA and I'm just making it up as I go along or learning from colleagues who have some BA experience. However all the skills and activities you mentioned in the video are very much part of my role, so hopefully I'm on the right track!
Keep up the great content :)
Thanks so much for sharing your story Robin! And so well done on making the career change to business analyst. If you'd like some support on this new career path, be sure to check out our free Quick Start to Success workshop: www.bridging-the-gap.com/quick/
Hello, I am a student from Vietnam. I am about to study MIS at university and plan to become a business analyst. At the same time, I also need to learn English. Your video is the first one I chose to start with, and it has helped me a lot. Thank you very much, wish you good health, and hope you will release more great videos.
As a veteran BA, this is actually really good advice. I've been saying for years, most BA's start off as SMEs. Once as an SME of something they find themselves contributing to enhancements of existing software or better yet, part of an implementation team if the organization is moving to new software. Once you've started using Business Analyst common practices (Requirements gathering, User Stories, Use Case, Wireframe Mockups, test cases, etc.) it's easy to then translate those skills into other processes. So then it's not dependent on you being an SME but instead, someone working with a SME as a Business Analyst. I personally did this type of transition first helping with enhancements and then part of the implementation and then I was the one writing Use Cases, Requirements, Wireframes etc. I personally find it often very rewarding being a Business Analyst.
Thanks for sharing your transition story!
Thank you, I appreciate it, I will start applying as Project Coordinator in order to begin the role of a business analyst.
You are so welcome! We're rooting for you!
I am about to start new career as business analyst. Hope your vids would help me. Subscribed
thank you Madam
I love this so much. You make BA path, responsibilities so light and easy. I can't stop from smiling while watching this video. :)
So glad this video resonated with you.
Well, this week I will try to write the requirements for my most visited web site. A year ago I was asked at my current work to make the business process description. So I've learned how to do this and started. It took some time for me to achieve a good result.
Sounds like a great next step!
Amazing advice Laura, I'm currently working for an animation studio doing technical work and never in a million years would I think to start analyzing the data I already had at hand. I was thinking about doing experimental testing data crunching outside of work but this idea is so much better. Thank you!
PERFECT! This will lead you places. Great insight.
I’ve been an administrative assistant for a few years and I feel My job has become pretty stagnant. I realized that I’ve been asking some of these questions already of “How can we make this better? “ and “How can I make this easier for you?”.I think I was meant to be a business analyst. Thank you for laying it out so easily.
Sounds perfect! All of those experience will help you be very successful as a BA. Thanks for sharing!
Robots will replace it
Thanks so much for your video! My background is in Economics, English is my second language which I started to learn 6 years ago. 10 months ago I got an intern opportunity as Junior BA. It's been so hard and I thought I was doing good until my PM told my that my requirement document is a piece of garbage. Listening to you made me feel that this skills will come with more experience and time. Thanks for your video! It made me feel so much better.
So glad this video helped you Karem! There are many more videos here on this channel that will help you with your requirements documentation.
You are absolutely right. Just take the first step with some dedication and everything starts working automatically. I am experiencing this.
Laura, I turned towards this channel exactly 3 years ago when I was offered a Job as a BA because I took it as a challenge even though I had no hands on experience. I came a long way and now I am in marketing / business role and I lecture at an institute for a BA topic as well. Thank You!
What a great success story! Thank you for sharing and I'm so glad Bridging the Gap helped you along your way.
i'm just starter at the professional world as business analyst & i've found this amazing channel... i'm definitly your daily follower thanks you so much :D
Wonderful and welcome to Bridging the Gap! Also be sure to sign-up for our free, limited time video training on getting started as a business analyst. We're doing a deeper dive here: www.bridging-the-gap.com/free/
@abdelmalek DJELLOUADJI what questions were asked
I was so blessed listening to this. Just wondering if you could sequence the videos to take you from beginning to the end as required..Thx again
Thank you for your input, I’m taking an online course for a business analysis. I need to find a job right after completing the class but I was skeptical now thanks to Your video I’m so motivated and confident to find a job.
You are so welcome. Good luck with your transition!
Thanks Laura, i sure am taking the very important first step
Thanks this vedio encourage me to move more close to my new dream role of business analyst, I am currently working as a QA lead, and doing gap analysis for business requirements and functional requirements, creating user stories, client intrection, QA team clarification for functional understanding, hope I can learn more on domains, to go deep into the back roles.
Thanks for the vedio, appreciate.
Hi Siddharth, You are welcome and it sounds like you have many business analyst responsibilities already.
very interesting and it deeply encourage me as this is one of my dream job :-)
Awesome!
Thanks for this video. I’ve been in the music and entertainment business for over 10 years but now moving into the analyst direction and this video is encouraging for someone with no ‘formal’ training but has the interest and energy to apply my work experience and personality type and work on business analytical projects 👍👍
You are so welcome. I am wishing you all the best with your transition to business analysis!
A good next step is to join my free Quick Start to Success workshop: www.bridging-the-gap.com/quick
Just came upon this video channel. Well done. Very interesting. Currently pursuing post graduate degree in Institutional Innovation & Effectiveness. BA seems to be an integral part of our programme.
Welcome. Great to have you here!
Hi Laura. Thank you for the Video. i was working as QA engineer and moved to business analysis role and can relate to you. Its great information.
Thank you for the comment and I am glad the information resonated with you.
Amazing, just by what you've described in the video, apparantly I've been doing BA work in my role as Risk Management and Compliance as well! This will certainly help my resume when I thought I've had zero BA experience! Thank you!
Wonderful!
I appreciate this! thanksss! looking forward to interviewing for business analysts jobs. Currently working in retail and seeing if I can get my foot in the door soon.
All the best!!
Good luck! Please keep us posted.
How it's going?
How has it been ?
Thank you for this. I'm already a data analyst, analysing financial data and doing some reporting, but I want to graduate into being a full Business Analyst. I'll start doing these steps on Monday morning and see how it goes.
Wonderful! Please keep us posted.
I’ll start creating templates for requirements and glossaries for the projects I’m involved. Thanks for the tip.
You are so welcome! We also offer many templates you can start with here: www.bridging-the-gap.com/business-analyst-templates/
Thanks for this video. This is a great foundation to take the next steps into A career in BA. I am an Account Executive and sale software to companies and organizations. I was not aware of how much of my current experience and roles requirements aligns with the BA role.
That's so great to hear Brian! be sure to sign-up for our Quick Start to Success workshop for more useful tips on planning out your transition into business analysis.
www.bridging-the-gap.com/quick
This is so helpful! I have an interview for a BA role this afternoon and have no previous official BA experience. I feel much more prepared!
I’m currently pursuing a degree in data analytics.
Good luck with your interview Monique!
I am looking to transition into a business analyst. My previous role involved a whole lot of communication using the right information (Marketing). I believe this will be an easy career change for me considering this. I cant wait for this whole new exciting career experience
Exciting! And this is a great way to frame your transferable skills.
Inspiring, even applicable to other subjects
Most definitely!
Taking Notes, Problem Solving , Asking Questions!!
Hi Laura, I appreciate you taking the time to put together this video. There was a lot of good info, however, this advice seems tailored to an individual that already finds themselves in an environment where they can take on BA like tasks or integrate themselves into BA like functions. Not everyone finds themselves in that position or has those opportunities, so I think that an expansion of the subject would benefit a lot of viewers. Thanks!
Hi Nathan, I find that most aspiring BAs that find this video are overlooking opportunities. I'd suggest taking a broader view of how you might apply these principles in your work or through volunteering and continuing to learn more about the BA skill set through our other videos. Business analysis is truly everywhere.
Great videos on BA, Laura! I'm currently looking for BA positions in Columbus OH area. So your videos are a great lead, thanks!
Hi, Im business analyst trainee. It has been 1 month since my boss offer the BA position. Honestly, I'm in the stage of confusion 😅. I have no idea what Business analyst role is. Thanks for this video. I really appreciate.
You are so welcome and congratulations on your new role Jessa! Be sure to join our free online workshop - we can help you gain more insight into what a BA role is and succeed in this new opportunity.
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This was so helpful,thanks Laura .
I was retrenched in march this year ,I was working as an underwriter and subject matter expert in all our department projects and worked closely with IT department ,I want to be a BA I fell in love with the role whilst involved in those projects etc .crossing fingers that I get a break I need ,I have been applying and the stumbling block seem to be the BA qualifications which I don't have but just registered for one now ,so I am taking all the necessary steps to make this possible.
Hi Jane! I'm so glad you found this helpful. Be sure you are speaking to your transferrable experience as well.
And be sure to check out Zineb's story that just went out today. She had an underwriting background as well.
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Thank you for the tips and advice 😊🙏🏻
You are so welcome!
i m a BA and I m going to focus on wireframes and paraphrasing
Most knowledgable video for beginners to understand the role of BA...loved the way u described n encouraged ...thankful...
This is fantastic, and REAL! Great advice and thank you for the guidance, I already have some ideas on what processes we have that could use some mapping and analysis!
You are so welcome! We're so glad to hear you've got some ideas to start applying business analysis techniques - a process map is always a good place to start! This kind of work really can jump start your career.
Be sure to check out our other videos for more how to info and career guidance.
Safe and sound
Thank you so much for information ma’am, very important information. God bless you.
So I’m a fairly young single parent and 6 months ago I decided I wanted to start pushing for these respectable careers to care for my kids. I do not have any kind of college degree, however, I enjoy seeing how things work and flow! Currently I do order entry and counter sales for a company and I am working on creating a way to better plan our truck drivers day ahead of time to improve efficiency! I believe this would be a good career for me! Correct me if I’m wrong but I believe by creating this program would be a step in becoming a business analyst?
That's great. It sounds like you are already building your business analysis experience, starting by analyzing a business process. So yes, you are already starting and this is a great first step. Keep moving that needle forward!
Incredibly useful - thanks for the help.
Super helpful and insightful information for a newbie BA. Thank you so very much.
We are so glad you found this helpful! And welcome to business analysis - so many opportunities in this profession!
Thank you! That was exactly my question!
So glad you found this helpful!
These are basically tips on how to get noticed by your current employer. Once noticed, I suppose, the employer has to create a whole new position of BA specifically for that person.
Yes, that's often how it happens. I've seen it happen dozens of times for our course participants.
Thank you so much for your insight. Very clear and useful message.
So glad you found this helpful!
Thanks for encouraging me ☺
I am a Mechanical Engineer. I wish to start my career as a Business Analyst,
I wish you for all the best since i am trying to switch my career from mechanical engineer to business analyst also.
Thank you so much. This was helpful
Thank you very much for this inspiring video and your insight. Exactly what I needed!
So glad to hear that Veronique!
I can so relate I just fell into the role and sometimes I feel like a sitting dark
Thanks Laura, that is motivating..
So glad! Good luck with your business analyst career. We're rooting for you!
Thanks, this video was a lot of help. I am currently an insurance broker with no experience at all. Just listening to you, you have helped me figure out how I can analyze the processes at the company I work at and make it a fulfilling task while I slowly work on my resume.
You are welcome, Henry. This is the perfect next step for you. Keep us posted!
Great information. Thank you!
You are welcome.
New subscriber 🚨 Love this video. This coming week I’m going to do something I thought about for a while now. As a digital printer operator (currently) I wanted to make a planned maintenance sheet for our digital printers. Thanks to watching this I’m going to make it happen starting now
Welcome. And what a perfect next step to make your BA career a reality.
I can't appreciate more to you for sharing your
story and advices with us. I got a invitation of interview for BA because they need someone who speaks both English and Japanese. I am quite interested in that offer but have no clue how to start. Your vedio encouraged me a lot. I will do more research and try to apply for that job. Maybe something incredible will happene, who knows! 😁😁
So exciting! Best of luck and please keep us posted.
Have been stated in Financial sector for so long people has put labour on you, “ the financial guy” but doesn’t really looking into what have you done what experience you’ve had.
I've been taking those steps without knowing about It 😲
Perfect! What a great validation that you are on the right track.
That's insightful. Am interested in Business Analysis in Mining. I have experience working in the industry, just looking for a start.
Glad to hear it Eddie! There are many more resources to help you get your start as a BA here on our UA-cam channel.
Great video! Thanks Laura for this!
You are welcome!
Very informative thank you
This was really motivating thank you!
You are so welcome! Welcome to Bridging the Gap.
Thank you so much I will reply to your questions soon
I’m sooo glad I found this video!! I’ve been looking for this title for so long. I know exactly what I want to do as a career but didn’t know the exact title!! Thank YOU #USMCVET
That's so wonderful to hear! Welcome to the business analysis profession!
Thank you for the insightful video Laura. Is it okay to get BA certifications without BA experience?
I'm presently studying MBA in Dublin, I have over 4 years working experience in Business Development but want to change to a BA career. Which certification would you advise to get first? ECBA, CCBA or CBAP?
Same question
I will use your tip and use it for my next interview. Thanks for your video
You are welcome and good luck! Be sure to check the rest of the channel for some resources on job interviews specifically.
I don't know if you still respond to comments, but:
1. What degree in your opinion should I pursue to make this a career?
2. If I were to have 2 degrees, which in your opinion would be the best combination to give me the best chances of landing this position?
Thank you
Great video, thanks for the tips!
You are so welcome!
I am trying to take that first step as well. I have software development background followed by formal education in Finance and then currently employed as a QA Lead but I would like to get on the functional side of things leveraging my education to serve as a BA. I hope I have the right mix for it. Only problem being my QA Lead role domain is not on the Financial Services side which makes getting in without experience a little more challenging.
QA Lead is a great background. I would focus on expanding into BA from that role. Then you can make the jump to leverage the degree if you want to.
@@BridgingtheGapBA Hey Laura, appreciate you found time to reply to my comment. Your videos have been really encouraging. Thanks. All the best!
Great thank you I have an interview this afternoon and you helped me
So glad!
I am looking to get a Telecommute Business Analyst , this was extremely helpful!!!
Wonderful! Also be sure to check out the interview I did with Disha Trivedi - she works remotely as a business analyst and shared how she made that happen.
Thank you I follow these methods for becoming an BA
Wonderful, Satish. Good luck and please keep us posted!
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It's one of my dream job years ago. But I lack communication skills very much, so I hit a brick wall. 😅
It's all in your head. Get it out of your head. You can't give up on something that's your dream. You're on UA-cam, find videos to develop your communication skills. Put an effort in it and I guarantee you're going to get that job and excel at it
hello thanks for the video. We recently changed the ERP software in our company and it had a lot of problems. We gave a lot of feedback and most of the problems got fixed. I could start doing some BA actions like you proposed, but the truth is that there is no person or manager in our company to appreciate it as there are such roles in our company.
Hi there - ERP implementations are wonderful opportunities to forge into a BA role. Many BAs get their start in these situations.
And here's the thing about your management. The value and appreciation will come when they see your BA work in action, not before. So start exactly where you are - do the BA work in front of you to help make this new ERP system as good as you can. You'll get noticed for new opportunities and solving problems and that will lead to more BA work.
Awesome tips Laura. Tku
Thank you so much for this! :)
You are so welcome!
I took my first step....by opting BA as my master degree in MBA
Congrats! I would also suggest looking for ways to apply that degree currently, through any professional work you are doing or an internship.
From my personal opinion this job really requires financial analitical background as well economics like majors such as International Finance or International Business and some programing coding knowledge without these studies you cannot understand how to improve where companies are failing apart and find root canal of problems ... It really involves someone with negotiation, leader skills, persuasion skills and open minded to adapt to change and find reasonable solution to problems.
Hi Ojos, I agree on the negotiation, leadership skills and adaptability - but I've seen many BAs (myself included) excel in BA roles without an international finance or business degree or programming knowledge. I've also seen many aspiring BAs with these degrees come to us frustrated that their job prospects aren't what they had hoped.
As far as programming language, you need to be able to describe clearly WHAT the software needs to do, to have productive conversations with technical stakeholders, but you don't need to know HOW it's built.
That's not to say these degrees aren't valuable and can't be leveraged as part of your BA career path, but I wouldn't want to hold a talented potential BA up from pursuing a rewarding career while they got side tracked on degrees like this that may not actually help them excel in the role or succeed in their job search.
I am a telecom engineer been 15 years in telecom and construction field now I studied to be a business analyst and I can't find a job , I am looking for a job 🙃
Very helpful!!! Thank you
You are so welcome.
Hi Laura. The lecture you delivered is fantastic. I am into Quality Analyst role for the last eight years. Am working on a Business-to-Business e-commerce site right now. Would appreciate if you guide me how I enter BA field. My communication skills are good. I have helped our project on-shore BAs to write user stories. I would really be grateful if you answer in as descriptive manner as possible :) :)
Great advice!
Glad you benefited!
I will have an interview as a Junior Business Analyst on a Consultant, wish me luck, Laura! Thank you for the information.
Good luck!
Did you get the job?
Love from my heart
I'm going to do the business process and document process
All the training and classes cannot beat real work experience. What you learn from the classroom and training sessions usually is vastly different from real work assignments.
I totally agree! This is why our participants all work on their real work assignments while going through our courses, and not fictitious case studies.
Hi, I’ve been a QA tester for the last 5 years and wanting to upgrade to BA. This video is very helpful! I know the job market currently isn’t great but, we’ll get through it. Please provide any additional information that helps me get started on this path. Thank you!
Tony, You are in a great position to start exploring a BA career. Remember - you only need ONE opportunity, so the market is just the market.
Be sure to subscribe to our channel for more videos, and also check out our FREE Quick Start to Success Workshop: www.bridging-the-gap.com/quick
And when you are ready to go deep, Laura offers an in-depth training program called The Business Analyst Blueprint.
Where I work, I'm just a secretary and I've been passed up for a promotion to an analyst for years. I'm almost done with my bachelor's degree so I have all the basic MQs. I've also been pushing management to let me do more analytical things for them until now, I'm doing more analysis than any of the analysts working there. I took extra classes at Udemy to learn business analysis, Microsoft Viso, SharePoint, and lots and lots of Excel. Now, they think I'm a programmer because I can make formulas in Excel and do things in SharePoint that they think only a programmer should do. So, again, I'm feeling that after all my hard work, I will still be denied an opportunity for promotion. And believe it or not, I work in a public sector job for the State of California where this kind of thing is not supposed to happen. I realize now I have to work in the private sector. How do I break the image that I'm a programmer and get them to realize that I want to be an analyst?
Hi Bryan, You are so on the right track here, by expanding your skills and responsibilities and taking on more analyst-type of tasks. I wonder if in your current role going with the energy of helping them as a programmer would actually open up more opportunities to do business analysis? And if you'd like to seek out work in the private sector, then definitely look at roles in Sharepoint, data manipulation, etc. that capitalize on the skills you've built and help you move into more of a BA role.
Hello I see your video in my UA-cam suggestions. Thank you for posting.
You are so welcome. Are you pursuing a business analyst career?
@@BridgingtheGapBA No but the information may be helpful to my next career.
I am a USAF Veteran now age 35 BSc Accounting and Finance International (Black American) student at a UK University.
And I am a coding beginner. I want to become a Data Engineer, and interested in the career Data Analyst too. Thank you for your reply. :)
@@blackamericanlesbianprofes4357 sounds like a fascinating career path. Many of the core business analysis skills will be relevant to that path as well.
Business Analyst, thats what people always mistake me for :D
Why is that?
If you are not even employed and you want to get into business analysis, what do you do ? with just training from trainers
We suggest looking at how you can volunteer to build business analysis experience. Laura provides more advice on finding volunteer positions in this video: ua-cam.com/video/S3CWO4FfL-s/v-deo.html&t