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Careers & Certification: business analyst guides
Honest career guidance for aspiring business analysts: skills, training, certifications, portfolios and interview preparation.
Articles in Careers & Certification
How to become a business analyst with no experience
A realistic step-by-step plan for becoming a business analyst from zero: skills to learn, practice to do, portfolio ideas and honest advice on getting hired.
Business analysis certification guide: ECBA, CCBA, CBAP, PMI-PBA and IREB CPRE
An honest guide to business analysis certifications: how ECBA, CCBA, CBAP, PMI-PBA and IREB CPRE differ, who each suits and how to choose without hype.
Business analyst skills: 12 core skills and how to build them
The 12 skills every business analyst needs, from listening and requirements writing to SQL and testing, with simple ways to practise each one.
Business analysis training: what good training includes and what to avoid
How to judge business analysis training before you pay: what a good course teaches, red flags, questions to ask and a simple scorecard you can reuse.
Business analyst interview questions with model answers
30 business analyst interview questions with model answers: role basics, requirements, stakeholders, SQL, APIs, agile, testing and behavioural questions.
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