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- 1. Taylor Rosecrans, MBA Business Systems Analyst MIND Research Institute Doctoral Candidate Franklin University
- 2. What is Success? 2 What does a successful career look like?
- 3. Things I am Proud of: • How hard I have worked • My Education • Hiring & managing a team of 40+ interns • Adjunct teaching • Finding the courage to quit a bad job • My mental health and relationships • Making a career change • Finding a job where I am respected, my skills are utilized, and I am well compensated. • Serving my community 3
- 4. What is Success? 4 What does a successful career look like? I don’t know. Get clear on: • What you want • What you need • Your guiding values • What you are good at • What you enjoy VIACharacter.org 16personalities.org
- 5. 5 “Careers are a Jungle Gym, not a Ladder.” - Pattie Sellers
- 6. My Jungle Gym 6 BA Political Science at BYU Intern Utah’s Speaker of the House Lobbying, Fundraising, Operations at EdTech Nonprofit MBA at WGU Exec. Director at Small Medical Nonprofit Program Coordinator, Tech Programs, University Doctorate at Franklin Business Systems Analyst, MIND Research
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- 9. Product Owner Business Analyst Developers Quality Analyst 9 Other Possible Roles: Project Manager, Team Lead, Scrum Master, Release Manager, UI/UX Designers Software Development Roles
- 10. What I love about this space: • The people – smart, friendly, dedicated, but not high-strung. • Lots of flexibility. • Casual work environment. • The work is always changing. • Tech has higher compensation levels. • Tech companies are generally leaders in the social space with innovative benefits, diversity and inclusion programs, etc. 10
- 11. So you want to be a Business Analyst… 11 Core Skills: Technica l Skills: Entry Level Roles: • Excellent communication – written and verbal • Excellent organization • Interpersonal/ collaboration • Analysis & critical thinking • Excel/ all Microsoft • Diagramming • Gantt charts • Ex: Tableau, SQL, Power BI, Access • IT Project Coordinator • Jr Scrum Master • Jr Business Analyst • Jr Data Analyst • Software Tester Entry Level Pay: $45K-$70K 5 yrs exp + Bachelor’s: $70K- $90K Certifications are your friend. IIBA.org, PMI.org, Scrum.org LinkedIn Learning
- 12. My Last Tips: Networking is crucial. 12 Go to event. Meet people. Immediately connect on LinkedIn. “Jose, it was great to meet you tonight! I was so interested to learn about your __. Hope we can stay in touch!” See job posting. Search for any contacts you have at that company. “Hi Amani, It’s been so long! I see that you are now __ - Congrats! I am reaching out because I saw a __ position open at __. I am __[brief pitch]__. Do you think this might be a good fit? (or) Do you know someone in that area I could talk to?” Write and memorize a 30 sec. pitch. Pack a (casual) punch. • What you are interested in/ looking for. • Your selling points. • End with a question (so it flows into conversation). • What do you think? • Do you have any tips for me? • Does that type of role exist at your company?
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- My name is Taylor and this is JiJi the penguin If you have ever seen Jiji the penguin walk across a screen, then you were most likely using math software designed by the MIND Research Institute. MIND Research – edtech nonprofit – we build math software based on the neuroscience of how kids learn. Our math software is entirely visual What is a BSA? Think about the stereotypical software developer. Pretty introverted, pretty focused on coding and technical skills. Wears a hoodie. Works in a dark basement. Likes to geek out. Now picture that developer working with senior level executives who are trying to communicate what they want built in the software. So, we have people who love to come up with these big ideas paired with someone who loves to geek out about code. Are you starting to see a problem? Go-between+ MIND employees remote – which means that my family is able to move for my husband’s job, which just this summer brought us from Columbus, Ohio out here to Ephraim UT. I also happen to be a doctoral candidate in business administration – finished coursework, now working on my dissertation. General career advice, then go into how software development works, and what a business analyst does. No need for notes
- I don’t know. I think that answer is personal.
- I don’t know. I think that answer is personal. Not Faith and Family – what drives you as an individual. Me: Love of Humanity, Courageous Honesty, Wisdom & Learning
- There are a million different paths you can take around a jungle gym and they will all give you different views! And most people won’t get to “the top” – you can have a meaningful career that provides for yourself and your family without having to be at “the top"
- Waterfall – everything goes in order. Plan the work, and you work the plan. Agile – philosophy for project management that emphasizes breaking the project into small pieces, testing it, showing it to customers, and then reiterating.
- Product Owner, Business Analyst, Project Manager, Quality Analyst, Developers…
- Core: Technical: Entry Level Roles: Jr. Scrum Master, IT Project Coordinator, Jr. Business Analyst, Jr. Data Analyst, Software Tester
- Use informational interviews!! “I was wondering if we could chat about…”