Reflecting on General Education and Career
Job Title: Systems Analyst. Retrieved from https://www.careerbuilder.com/jobs?keywords=information+technology+analyst&location=New+York%2C+NY&page_number=2
The following were the job requirements for a system analyst job at The Judge Group in New Jersey City found in the career builder website. For one to qualify for this job, they must hold a Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering or computer science or any other related discipline. A master’s degree is considered an advantage. The skills that one should possess are data analysis and design, technical writing, excellent writing, and oral communication, analytic, and problem-solving skills. One should have the ability to work independently with less or no supervision, possess excellent organizational skills, three to five years’ experience one the filed. Also, one should be well skilled in developing SQL. Data mapping, extraction, translation, and loading through the ETL process.
Job Title: Systems Analyst. Retrieved from
From the job description and the skills requirement, I can confidently say that I have obtained the following skills from the general education courses. Data analysis and design, excellent oral and written communication skills, technical writing, developing SQL, data mapping, translation, and extraction. Through the skills acquired in class and various courses from my academics, I can successfully undertake this job.
The newly acquired skills from my courses have transformed and changed my life both professionally and personally. Oral and written communication skills have enabled me to get along with people easily and know how to express myself in front of others. These skills have shaped my personal life as I tend to relate with people on a different level than I did before improving my relationship with others. The data extraction analysis, translation, mapping, and loading skills have shaped my professional life as I can quickly get a job as a system analyst with these skills in hand. This has improved my career options as I can qualify for a job as an Information Technology Analyst.
Through the acquired education, I plan to help my community achieve literacy skills in information technology. First, due to the evolving technological world and the increasing cyber threats and risks, I will educate members of my community on how to prevent falling victims of cyber-attacks. I would also give the community members the necessary skills to solve their problems through communication so that the community can be peaceful and relate easily with each other.