Business Analyst Jobs.....

[A.C.S]

Long story short: I've recently moved down to London and am looking for a job... I've been a Business Analyst for almost 5 years in both the Utilities and Finance industries and wondered if anyone knew of any BA jobs going?

Long shot I know and probably not the best place to ask but really struggling to find any work and getting pretty desperate, it seems to be all 'who you know' in london and I dont really know anyone.

Anyone else having IT employment issues? I surely cant be the only one....

Also any tips on Job sites (IT based) would be much appreciated, Ive been using the usual:

CWJobs
IT Jobs board
Reed
Londonjobs

Cheers

Alex

[edc]

If you've got a top drawer academic background and don't mind travelling out of London to Surrey then my old company may well still be recruiting IT/Business Consultant roles.

[A.C.S]

Cheers for that, I got good grades but from Sheffield Hallam so not really a 'Top-Tier' uni unfortunately....

[Mudfish]

I might be able to help if you would consider a contract?
My perm job pipeline has all but disappeared, but subsequently contracts are up!

No guarantees. If you would let me see a CV (pm me) I'll let you know whats possible and whether I can help or not.

Best of luck
Cheers,

[exhaust ed]

Have a look at this specialised analyst jobs website. maybe that would help. Lots of jobs here.

[Orb the Impaler]

A.C.S said:

Anyone else having IT employment issues? I surely cant be the only one....

Me. Nearly 20 years experience doing a lot of high-profile work for major blue-chips, systems analysis, Oracle and *nix a speciality. Professionally reworked CV.

Last contract finished 30th November 2008. Job applications since: about 400. Interviews: ZERO.

I can't even secure stuff at 9 quid an hour. I've given up totally now and am getting my Jobseekers allowance, got a tooth crowned on the NHS last week for free. Winky Mcfknut got me into this mess (IT skills shortage, visas for Indians: my arse!) so he can pay me to sit on my arse and do the gardening for the next couple of years, which I can afford to do. wker!

Personally I do hope never to work in IT again: it's a very fickle environment where if your skillset is with v10.73 you won't get an interview for a role using v10.74.

[Mr POD]

A.C.S said:

Cheers for that, I got good grades but from Sheffield Hallam so not really a 'Top-Tier' uni unfortunately....

VS

A.C.S said:

I've been a Business Analyst for almost 5 years in both the Utilities and Finance industries

Can I ask why the fact that you went to Sheffield Polytechnic is relevant with 5 years Experience ?

I went to Coventry Polytechnic 20 years ago and NOBODY cares.

[A.C.S]

exhaust ed said:

Have a look at this specialised analyst jobs website. maybe that would help. Lots of jobs here.

Thanks a lot for that link looks quite promising, surprisingly Ive never come accross that site....

Orb the Impaler said:

Me. Nearly 20 years experience doing a lot of high-profile work for major blue-chips, systems analysis, Oracle and *nix a speciality. Professionally reworked CV.

Last contract finished 30th November 2008. Job applications since: about 400. Interviews: ZERO.

I can't even secure stuff at 9 quid an hour. I've given up totally now and am getting my Jobseekers allowance, got a tooth crowned on the NHS last week for free. Winky Mcfknut got me into this mess (IT skills shortage, visas for Indians: my arse!) so he can pay me to sit on my arse and do the gardening for the next couple of years, which I can afford to do. wker!

Personally I do hope never to work in IT again: it's a very fickle environment where if your skillset is with v10.73 you won't get an interview for a role using v10.74.

Thats a similar position I'm in (minus about 15 years exp) and your absolutely right about the versions etc, I think because there are so many people looking for jobs employers can be really really picky. But at the same time how can they expect people to be 100% up to date with software if they've been out of work? And does it really even matter anywhere, I dont see how...

Mr POD said:

Can I ask why the fact that you went to Sheffield Polytechnic is relevant with 5 years Experience ?

I went to Coventry Polytechnic 20 years ago and NOBODY cares.

Again good point, experience should be a lot more relevant but with most of the online apps Ive done they've always asked for it, whether they take it into consideration I'm not sure but with the market how it is maybe they do.


Getting really fed up with it all now, its literally been months of searching, had one interview which I havent heard back from and I'm fast running out of cash.... Even considering moving back in with my old man, which is the last resort and a real big step backwards for me. Hey ho, the search goes on I spose..... I even tried to get a bar job the other day to fill my time and wallet but didnt have enough experience.

[MarkoTVR]

A.C.S said:

Anyone else having IT employment issues? I surely cant be the only one....

Nope. Been out since mid-November. Applied for loads, had a few interviews and 'secured' a role at the end of Feb.........which I'm still waiting to start.

[arfur]

try the govt catalyst agencies such as methods and elan. the jobs dont get advertised, but once u are in then work tends to be easy to find. contract only though....


good luck

arf

[A.C.S]

arfur said:

try the govt catalyst agencies such as methods and elan. the jobs dont get advertised, but once u are in then work tends to be easy to find. contract only though....


good luck

arf

Cheers arf much appreciated, I'll give those a shot!

[Mr POD]

A.C.S said:

I even tried to get a bar job the other day to fill my time and wallet but didnt have enough experience.

Ever thought of lying. Erm "I worked in the Student union bar"

[A.C.S]

Mr POD said:

A.C.S said:

I even tried to get a bar job the other day to fill my time and wallet but didnt have enough experience.

Ever thought of lying. Erm "I worked in the Student union bar"

Yeh absolutely, the main problem was them realising i'd be off when I got an IT role....

[Dolf]

MarkoTVR said:

A.C.S said:

Anyone else having IT employment issues? I surely cant be the only one....

Nope. Been out since mid-November. Applied for loads, had a few interviews and 'secured' a role at the end of Feb.........which I'm still waiting to start.

Definately not good out there...
IT Mangager with 17+ years experience - speak four languages - Masters in Science (Information Technology)...
Currently work on a contract as Data Analyst.
I haven't stopped job searching for over a year now and had 5 or so interviews... Two of those jobs didn't even exist, but they were "looking at the future"... Thanks though for wasting my time - grrrr...

[Dupont666]

similar story here... 8 years experience as a code monkey with several programming languages and worked with a massive financial company for all 8 years, ended up designing and building trding platforms in C# and JAVA.

Im now resorting to a 6 month with burberry on half my normal wage just to keep the brain occupied.

had loads of interest and then nothing... several they really want to talk to you and then fk all.

Extremely annoying.... if you dont have a job or feedback (any is better than nont) then stop fking ringing me... full stop!!

[A.C.S]

Bump for a still unemployed Business Analyst.....

[wizbit]

if you can handle the travel, sheffield and leeds are screaming out for BA's. Permie positions, paying approx £30k.

Do a search for them on jobserve.co.uk (in sheffield, leeds.)

Personally, I'm sick of seeing them advertised !!
I'm looking for s/w and n/w management, not bleeding BA ! grr!

[Dupont666]

hmmmm....

I dont understand???

http://jobserve.co.uk/JobListing.aspx?shid=5B626EA...

brought back, 1109 jobs found for the following criteria:19 May 2009 less than 7days old and in London

[A.C.S]

Dupont666 said:

hmmmm....

I dont understand???

http://jobserve.co.uk/JobListing.aspx?shid=5B626EA...

brought back, 1109 jobs found for the following criteria:19 May 2009 less than 7days old and in London

Completely agree Dupont, it just doesnt add up. I look at the job boards daily and apply for at least 10 a day minimum. The problem is when I chase up the agencies the job either doesn't even exist or they've received literally 100's of applications.......

As an example; I chased up a role I applied for today and they said they've got so many applications from people with 10+ years experience (I have 5) which means my CV will no doubt get filed in the bin.

[Dupont666]

A.C.S said:

Dupont666 said:

hmmmm....

I dont understand???

http://jobserve.co.uk/JobListing.aspx?shid=5B626EA...

brought back, 1109 jobs found for the following criteria:19 May 2009 less than 7days old and in London

Completely agree Dupont, it just doesnt add up. I look at the job boards daily and apply for at least 10 a day minimum. The problem is when I chase up the agencies the job either doesn't even exist or they've received literally 100's of applications.......

As an example; I chased up a role I applied for today and they said they've got so many applications from people with 10+ years experience (I have 5) which means my CV will no doubt get filed in the bin.

Also remember that its the recruiters that are adding the jobs half the time, so could be just fishing.

I have got myself an interview as Technical Account Manager on tuesday... no idea what the fk it is or does... but sounds cool and is in the industry I worked in.

I would advise looking at the companies themselves and contacting them direct, works much better.

have a look at places like:

www.rulefinancial.com

who might be able to help