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Resumes for Business Systems Analyst

According to the researchers at The Conference Board, COVID-19 has had three major long-term effects on business: less office space, less business travel, and more automation of tasks. That last item requires the efforts of business systems analysts to analyze and document business processes, data requirements, metrics, and results.

Companies that are looking for a business systems analyst want someone who can:

  • Communicate clearly: The changes you suggest impact the entire organization. However, they may involve technologies that individuals in management, finance, and human resources find challenging to understand. You must communicate this information in an accessible way.
  • Understand business priorities: Any changes must be technologically feasible and in line with the company’s finances, functions, and competitive stance.
  • Collaborate: Your recommendations will make you the bridge between IT and the company’s business functions. You must be able to collaborate and foster collaboration across that bridge.
  • Measure and document: The people who hire you and the stakeholders you interact with are expecting results. You must be familiar with the metrics in your field and also the most important metrics and results for the industry and company where you are working. Your reports must be data-driven, and the results must be sustainable.
  • Project manage. Once you make your recommendations, you must implement them. You must not only plan that implementation but monitor it and make adjustments as needed.

Your education and prior experience as a business systems analysis will carry weight. Many business systems analysts begin their careers as project managers or relationship managers, then go on for further training and certification through the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®).

As a graduate of MIT with a long career as an applications, quality, and process engineer, Robin Schlinger has a deep understanding of business systems, analysis, and technology. At Robin’s Resumes®, she will help ensure that your resume correctly highlights the value you would bring to a company as a business systems analyst.

New Book – 101 Great Ways to Compete in Today’s Job Market

I, Robin Schlinger, am now published. See my chapter on Applicant Tracking Systems here in the following book:

* 101 Great Ways to Compete in Today’s Job Market! *
Finally, Over 100 of the World’s Leading Career Experts have joined together to give you the complete collection of 101 insider secrets that show you how to instantly and positively compete in today’s job market! In this new book, “101 Great Ways To Compete in Today’s Job Market,” experts including Robin Schlinger, Brian Tracy, Denis Waitley, Lewis Howes, Martin Yate, Harvey Mackay, William Arruda will give you quick, simple and proven Career secrets. To learn more about this special offer, contact me at robinschlinger@robinresumes.com.

Robin Schlinger is on the Financial Fitness Show

This is just a short post. I recently had an interview at the Financial Fitness Show (http://www.financialfitnessshow.com).

Hear me on the radio: http://financialfitnessaudio.s3.amazonaws.com/06232012_RobinS_Full.mp3.

If you want to hear Robin Schlinger from Robin’s Resumes – you can click on the link above.

Robin Schlinger: Resume Writer and Career Coach

A few weeks ago I had the honor of being interviewed for an audio presentation on the Women for Hire website, to give expert advice about resumes.

One of the interviewer’s first questions was a request to explain what I do.

I’m a professional certified resume writer and career coach. I moved into this field after years of experience in industry as an engineer and project manager. That background gives me practical experience out in the job market, both as a job applicant and as someone who participated in the hiring process. It also makes me very familiar with the requirements of technical as well as management and staff positions.

Now I am dedicated to helping job applicants identify and achieve their career goals. The better you know your goals, the stronger candidate you will be both in your resume and during your interview. I assist job seekers in many fields, including for profit, non-profit and government.

If you need help discovering and writing about your goals, talents, skills and accomplishments, contact me today.

References, Excuses and Apologies: What Not to Add to Your Resume

Professional resume writers know what to leave in and leave out of a resume. We never include references or the phrase “references available on request.” If an ad or application specifically asks for references, include them in your cover email or letter or in the official application. You do not want your references to be surprised by calls from every company you apply to, and you do not want to take up valuable space on your resume by telling companies what they already know: references are always available on request.

As a professional resume writer, I am saddened when a job applicant uses a resume to explain a lack of skill or a job loss. I understand that a new job hunter may be unsure of his or her skills or that someone who is recently downsized may be in pain. But a resume should celebrate abilities and achievements. It should not be a list of excuses and apologies.

Please call or email me. As a professional resume writer, I can guide you in deciding what information belongs on your resume and what you should leave off. I know how to showcase the value that you bring to a company—and help you believe in yourself.

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