Skills and Jobs
Register with Career Services at NC A&T State University and use Handshake to learn about internships and job opportunities, as well as opportunities to network and learn job-related skills such as interviewing and creating application documents. https://www.ncat.edu/provost/career-services/index.php
What Careers Are Available with a Business IT or MIS degree?
- Best Entry-Level IT Jobs - The Balance Careers (Oct. 2019) - https://www.thebalancecareers.com/best-entry-level-it-jobs-4163129
- Best Technology Jobs, U.S. News and World Report (2020) - https://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/rankings/best-technology-jobs
- The 10 IT Jobs That Will Be Most In-demand in 2020, ZDNet (2020) - https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-10-it-jobs-that-will-be-most-in-demand-in-2020/
- Interested in Advancing Your Career In IT? - CompTIA - https://www.comptia.org/content/it-careers-path-roadmap
Business Analytics Careers:
The area of analytics is very broad and has many opportunities depending on your interests. The following is just a sample of jobs in different fields:
- Business Analytics Consultant or Business Intelligence Analyst
- Marketing Analyst
- Retail Analyst
- Operations Analyst
- Logistics Business Analyst
- Social Media Analyst
- Sports Analyst
- Learning Analytics Consultant
- Healthcare Informatics or Healthcare Data Analyst
- Information Security Analyst, Cyber Security Analyst, Security Analyst
- Financial Analyst
Data Analytics Vs. Data Science: A Breakdown - Northeastern University Graduate Programs (July 2020) - https://www.northeastern.edu/graduate/blog/data-analytics-vs-data-science/
What Skills Do I Need to Enter an IS/IT or Analytics Career?
Employers who partner with the Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics and BISA often state the following skills as being important for job candidates:
- Technology skills (particularly Excel and other data analysis and visualization tools)
- Data literacy - comfortableness with data and analysis
- Knowledge of business context (how companies work)
- Communication skills
- Teamwork and interacting with others
- Critical thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills
- Work ethic
10 Skills You Didn’t Know Could Land You an IT Job - CompTIA (2020) - https://www.comptia.org/career-change/exploring-it/skills-for-it
Important Skills for Information Technology Jobs - The Balance Careers (Sept. 2020) - https://www.thebalancecareers.com/list-of-information-technology-it-skills-2062410
Business Analytics vs. Business Analyst - Harvard Business Analytics Program Blog (2020)- https://analytics.hbs.edu/blog/top-business-analytics-skills/
What are Analytical Skills? - The Balance Careers (Sept. 2020)- https://www.thebalancecareers.com/analytical-skills-list-2063729
