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Q: I'm getting my B.S. in Information Systems this spring. I want to be a Systems Analyst, but am unsure about what they do exactly. Could you please give me a general overview of their work, and what kind of certification classes I should take?
A: Like many job titles, such as "Quality Assurance Professional" or "Business Consultant," the umbrella term of Systems Analyst covers wide terrain indeed. The standard definition is a person who designs or modifies an information system to meet the requirements of its end-user. This can include investigating a program's feasibility and cost, producing documentation, and testing a prototype of the system at several stages of design.
Obviously, this description leaves a great deal of room for different skills and interests, since there are so many types of systems, including networks, applications, or hardware. To make the terminology even more difficult, many companies use the title in different ways. For example, where a system analyst at one company is involved in software design, another company might use its analysts for network development.
Since you're almost finished with your degree, you already probably have an idea of what types of systems you like most. If you're leaning toward networking, for example, you should pursue a position in that niche, see what kinds of nuances there are to the job, and make decisions on a certification path after that point.
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