1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:04,400 The Better Business Analysis Institute presence, the Better 2 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:07,760 Business Analysis Podcast with Benjamin Walsh. 3 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:15,400 Hi everybody, and welcome back to the Better Business Analysis 4 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:18,640 podcast with Benjamin Walsh. And this week we're going to 5 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:22,920 continue on our BA Byte series and we're going to talk about a 6 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:26,080 topic that I think is really important for everyone around 7 00:00:26,080 --> 00:00:29,440 the world at the moment. Specifically in New Zealand, 8 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:32,960 there are hundreds if not thousands of people losing their 9 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:37,360 jobs in the public service. A lot of those are BAS and 10 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:44,640 testers as people look to AI and automation to replace BAS. 11 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:52,200 Also in both the America and the UK, you have general elections 12 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:54,800 coming up. So it is a word of change. 13 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:59,520 The global economy is down and so today I want to talk about 14 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:04,360 your CV. That's right, as you may find 15 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:09,880 yourself unemployed or between jobs in the next little bit, I 16 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:11,440 want to talk to you about your CV. 17 00:01:12,520 --> 00:01:15,160 So let's get on with it. When you are putting it 18 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:18,920 together, ACVI highly recommend using a LinkedIn profile. 19 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:23,120 You can convert it to ACV. So your LinkedIn profile should 20 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:27,960 have everything you've ever done ever for every job or experience 21 00:01:27,960 --> 00:01:29,480 in it. It's like the novel. 22 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:34,720 And you use that to produce the specific CV you want to target a 23 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:36,920 job, which should be one to three pages. 24 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:41,480 Now what I would recommend you have on your CV is make sure 25 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:45,320 that you list not just the job and and you know how long you 26 00:01:45,320 --> 00:01:47,000 were there and the responsibilities. 27 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:50,560 You should be listing the project achievements. 28 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:54,560 OK, so things like increased process efficiency by 30% 29 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:58,000 through the implementation of a new workflow system, reduced 30 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:02,280 operational cost by 15% by optimizing resource allocation. 31 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:05,920 And they need to be things that you did not that the team did. 32 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:08,880 You should, You can reference the team, but you need to say 33 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:12,960 what you did in that. I was ABA who gathered 34 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:17,160 requirements and worked in an agile development team who did 35 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:20,000 the following outcome. The other thing is 36 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:23,120 certifications. List any certification that 37 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:26,600 you've ever received. Listing the BA relevant ones 38 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:31,360 first business and then others. Now it's still worth listing. 39 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:35,480 Certifications or degrees in other fields do not hold back. 40 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:38,400 I think that's really important. BAS who have come from other 41 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:42,640 worlds are generally successful. You can obviously list your 42 00:02:42,640 --> 00:02:47,120 agile certifications, BA certifications, you know, your 43 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:51,640 CBBA level one from the Better Business Analysis Institute or 44 00:02:51,640 --> 00:02:56,800 your CBAP from the IIBA. Then you want to list your 45 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:59,360 industry experience. OK, so you can do this under the 46 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:02,080 jobs, but I like to have it as its own section. 47 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:05,600 So you could say I specialized in the finance, financial 48 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:08,320 services area and focused on risk management. 49 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:12,400 Use keywords, buzzwords here that are relevant or talk about 50 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:17,240 legislation change, maybe extensive experience in 51 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:19,600 healthcare analytics using Power BI. 52 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:22,840 So the industry and maybe the tools that you use. 53 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:25,600 I know that sounds stupid. I know it's solution based and 54 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:29,800 context based but that's how recruiters are looking for 55 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:33,520 keywords on your CV. The other area are soft skills. 56 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:37,760 Make sure you demonstrate strong problem solving skills and cross 57 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:41,040 functional team settings, proven track record of communication 58 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:44,040 and stakeholders and all the great soft skills that BAS need 59 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:47,080 to do like workshopping and requirements analysis. 60 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:52,120 And finally, create content that you can link from your LinkedIn 61 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:56,840 profile or send through to recruiters which give examples 62 00:03:56,880 --> 00:04:00,120 of your work. If you've done a presentation or 63 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:02,360 a process diagram, anonymize that. 64 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:07,120 Or create a copy in a mythical or made-up world and show copies 65 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:11,040 of your work. For me, that will tilt the 66 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:13,800 difference between someone who has a very similar CV and I can 67 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:16,440 see copies of their work and I know how they work by just 68 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:19,600 looking at them. Then I'll go with that person 69 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:24,760 who's got a copy of their work. Now finally, don't be afraid to 70 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:29,600 list personal interests, any professional achievements in any 71 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:34,040 kind of sitting outside of BA. OK, but you need to really make 72 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:38,680 your CV human and not just like, sound like you're just a robot. 73 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:42,880 OK, we've gone over 2 minutes, but I hope that helps you make 74 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:46,480 your CV kick ass in a strange world we live in right now.