So a data scientist was “hot IT job No. 2” on a list of the six hottest new jobs in IT, according to CIO Magazine (@ciomagazine). The essential skill set needed for the enterprise of the 21st century is that of the “data scientist,” a role dedicated to understanding and making use of data to help a business or other organization.
A recent Forbes article describes Data scientists as “They are equal parts engineer, statistician and investigative journalist / forensic reporter”. Are these requirements unreal? I sure think they are! And Business analyst was possibly the hot job in earlier years!
And, what’s the difference between the Business analysts who actually have IT aspirations & those who want to actually do more “consulting”. And where do you slot the Web analysts, so they are yet another breed, right!! So you have Web analytics, Business Intelligence & good old analytics! Wow, it doesn’t get more interesting than this!
Isn’t it time analysts got their act together & thought about professional growth over a longer period! Should they be thinking about the quality of exposure they get along with what they are paid?
How do analysts grow professionally? Is the community getting "out priced"? Are they getting paid more without the requisite "richness in exposure"? End of the year, I see this ritual where I see junior analysts chasing “money” vs a strong “robust learning experience”.
I saw this interesting study on what motivates analysts. I have worked with quite a few over the last decade. I feel this is a community in "transition". At one end, technology is getting smarter & doing what an analyst could do earlier! At another end, analysts who work in pure “outsourcing” roles are not getting exposed to “what makes business tick?” But are analysts thinking 5 to 10 years ahead or is it only the $ that they are chasing!!
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