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rtutus
Aged Yak Warrior
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 Posted - 2006-06-25 : 17:06:28
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| 1/ I got a job offer as an Analyst (I think related to a lot of SQL) but I am not sure what Analysts do exactly.2/ Is their job and duty very different from .Net developersThanks |
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timmy
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2006-06-25 : 18:06:11
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| There are lots of different kinds of analysts, but your one sounds like it's a data analysis role (given the SQL requirement). If so, it would be very different to a developer role. |
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Kristen
Test
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Posted - 2006-06-25 : 18:17:30
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| How do you get a job offer for something you don't know how to do?! |
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nr
SQLTeam MVY
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Posted - 2006-06-25 : 18:29:36
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| Depends,Often they are the interface between the business users and the developers. Expected to know about the business and be able to translate the requirements into a form that can be given to the developers to implement. In that role how much technical knowledge they need or use is debatable. That would probably be called a business analyst.Didn't this come up at the interview?==========================================Cursors are useful if you don't know sql.DTS can be used in a similar way.Beer is not cold and it isn't fizzy. |
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rtutus
Aged Yak Warrior
522 Posts |
Posted - 2006-06-25 : 21:32:32
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| i think it s more of a SQL analyst since they said 70% of the duties d involve SQL and 30% d involve support in a production environnment (a bit of networking a bit of Veritas...bla bla bla) |
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Merkin
Funky Drop Bear Fearing SQL Dude!
4970 Posts |
Posted - 2006-06-26 : 03:54:18
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| I'd say you have to do some analysis.Damian"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." - Emerson |
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Kristen
Test
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Posted - 2006-06-26 : 13:17:03
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"I'd say you have to do some analysis."Ah so its just SQL - using SQL Analysis Services you mean?  Kristen |
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Michael Valentine Jones
Yak DBA Kernel (pronounced Colonel)
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Posted - 2006-06-26 : 13:50:50
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Originally posted by rtutus
1/ I got a job offer as an Analyst (I think related to a lot of SQL) but I am not sure what Analysts do exactly.2/ Is their job and duty very different from .Net developersThanks
These seem like questions that would be better to ask the people making the offer.Job titles often have very little to do with actual job responsibilities.CODO ERGO SUM |
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nr
SQLTeam MVY
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Posted - 2006-06-27 : 05:35:32
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| Doesn't sound like an analyst role.==========================================Cursors are useful if you don't know sql.DTS can be used in a similar way.Beer is not cold and it isn't fizzy. |
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rtutus
Aged Yak Warrior
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Posted - 2006-06-27 : 09:08:37
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| They said 70% of the work ll be using SQL queries, SQL analyser, SQL profiler, Entreprise manager and 30% of Windows 2000 server and a bit of networking (does that sound like a DBA role)The job title is Analyst |
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rtutus
Aged Yak Warrior
522 Posts |
Posted - 2006-06-28 : 11:39:03
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| I picked developement job since I have been coding in .Net for one year. Thanks for your help. |
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Kristen
Test
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Posted - 2006-06-28 : 11:57:47
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| Better choice for you, I reckon.Kristen |
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what do Analysts do exactly