How to tailor your CV for a business analyst job in the UK
Business analyst ads ask for people who can understand a problem, gather requirements and explain findings clearly. Tools such as Excel, SQL and process mapping come up often.
Keywords to look for in the job ad
Check the ad for these words. Use them only where your experience genuinely backs them up.
requirements gatheringprocess mappingstakeholdersSQLExceluser storiesJiradocumentationanalysisagile
What to show
+Show a time you gathered needs from other people and wrote them down.
+Mention process maps, user stories or reports you produced.
+Name the tools you used.
A common mistake
Focusing on technical tools only. Show you can talk to non-technical people.
Example bullet, before and after
Before
Worked on a university IT project.
After
Interviewed [add: number] users to gather requirements for a [add: system], wrote user stories in Jira and mapped the current process in Visio.
Items in [square brackets] are for you to fill in with real figures. Never add numbers you cannot back up.
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