This post is really very beneficial to me…. Currently I am working as a Business Analyst from 1 year and previously i have worked as a software developer. Now I m searching for other BA job opportunity for better learning as i m not getting good work here. I have few job opportunities but have some confusion..which one is better.

- 1 opportunity is for “Pre-sales BA” role but that company is small sized, services based and giving small package with 1 year bond and 3 months notice period,
- where as other opportunity is for “System Analyst” role & company is large sized comparatively, Product based, giving better package and no bond.
- System Analyst role includes analyzing User Stories regarding enhancement in product provided by other department, Writing SQL queries, preparing Specifications and providing to development team, testing the developed modules and optimizing database. Here I wl get to learn only about one domain and one technology.

- Pre-Sales BA role includes preparing RFP, understanding Clients request, supporting technical team for client quereis, preparing specifications, other documents. Here I wl get to learn about many domains and different technologies

Please suggest me, I should move towards which ROLE.

Thanks & Regards,
Sherlock

I’m in a mid of my career and got stuck. I did my bachelors in Engineering and then MS in Computer Science from US.

Worked for 2-3 years on different contracts mostly on .Net technology when there was .net 1.0 and ASP.Net 1.1 I believe.

Then I had to come back to my home country in Jan 2006 and here I got a job totally irrelevant to IT.

Here I’m working as Manager Planning & Coordination which is mainly concerned with Admin related tasks. Now after 3 years, when I dont see any career advancement in current position, I want to get in to IT again but as you expected I almost forgot every single word.

Now I’m a little bit afraid in entering into this world and even I cannot be able to make my resume, but I have to get in.

I would like to ask you that in IT where should I go. Should I again revised my programming skills and reappear as programmer or there is some other option.

As I say I’m in my mid level career, I dont want to be introduced again as a programmer (just a thought).

Another region I see is Information Technology Security but I dont know the prospects and trainings or certifications that can be beneficial. Please HELP!!

Thanks,

Salman