Any one have a suggestion on how to get a foot in the door for either career fields? For the financial analsyst looking for a good program to learn MS Excel financial modeling.Looking to make a career change from IT to Financial Analyst or a position with Entertainment and Sports Law?
Go to the store and buy an Excel Guide from Que. Learn about the ODBC driver and the various use of pivot tables and Vlookup.
Those would be the IT techniques necessary in conjunction with tools using SQL.
However, something more is required and that is a good background in Finance and Accounting. If you have an IT degree, I suggest taking a couple of courses first. But the best idea is to get a Masters that will develop your understanding of models. These preliminary ideas I mentioned can at least help you get your foot in the door, working with the data and being coached with formulation.
Now, and most interestingly, you could work at getting into the industry that you desire. Accounting studies offer an excellent background in financial law, and moving into the industry that you prefer, you could continue as an analyst, or then go to Law School. These choices are yours. Best of Luck and prayer for your success.
Updated 1/24/07
This information was on Monster:
In her white paper, Hass, project management practice leader at Management Concepts, a training and consulting firm, says the skills and knowledge areas in which business analysts should be proficient include:
Systems engineering concepts.
Modeling techniques.
Requirements documentation and management.
Technical writing.
Cost/benefit analysis.
Business case development.
This broad range of technical, business and leadership skills can be a challenge for techies as well as for the organizations seeking to hire business analysts with the right mix of expertise. ';[Business analysts] aren't hatched,'; says Brule, adding that many companies are struggling with converting IT workers into business analysts
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