Most Business Analysts deal with software development.  Regardless of if they work in finance, government, medical, or another field, we commonly help design software solutions.  But you can also apply the BA skillset to non-technical roles.

Skills such as facilitation, problem solving, socratic questioning, and communication are needed across industries and in roles as diverse as sales, marketing, customer relations, and CEO.

Listen to the full episode to understand how the Business Analyst role differs in a non-technical environment and how to apply your existing skills and competencies to a new role.

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Create an inventory of your current skills and competencies.  Then think about other roles you may be interested in and determine how you could apply your skills to different roles or identify skills you’d need to build to be successful.

Co-founder of Elevano

Amir Bormand is the Co-founder of Elevano, a California based technology recruitment company. Amir is a unique tech recruiter as he is a former developer (who could still jot out a few lines of code). In his current position as co-founder of Elevano, he is responsible for instilling a developer-centric view within every aspect of recruiting and sales.  Prior to Elevano, Amir was a practice manager at a Business Intelligence consulting company.

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