901 Advizers
Alejandra
Systems Analyst
Higher Education
Chapman University
University of San Diego, Masters of Business Administration (MBA)
USD Knauss School of Business
Q1Career path
Internships
Networking
Career Exploration
4:15
"I reached out to my network to one of my mentors from high school... and he connected me with his mentor from high school."
Q2Main responsibilities
Systems Analysis
IT Management
Financial Reconciliation
0:51
"my role, it's a little bit of a marriage between finance and ITS."
Q3Day in the life
User Support
Project Management
Systems Analysis
1:04
"I basically like service the, um, end users, which are my coworkers...and basically customize our systems to meet our end user needs."
Q4Most important skills - role
Soft Skills
Attention to Detail
Customer Service
1:15
"Technical skills. Anyone can learn, anyone can learn how to be a systems analyst... Basically anyone can do it."
Q5Favorite parts - role
Customer Service
Continuous Learning
Problem-Solving
1:49
"Every day is different. It's kind of like a puzzle."
Q6Biggest challenge - role
Rapid Learning
Technical Proficiency
Systems Implementation
0:54
"Having to think quickly on your feet and be able to learn that technical stuff quickly, that can sometimes be challenging."
Q7Favorite parts - industry
Systems Analysis
Finance
Higher Education
0:37
"Even though I'm not working directly with the students, my, uh, coworkers are my end users and those are the ones who I'm servicing."
Q8Who thrives in industry
Customer Service
Communication
Networking
0:45
"You never know when you're gonna work with these people again... you just wanna keep all of those like bridges open."
Q9Wish known before - industry
Technical Skills
Imposter Syndrome
Career Qualifications
1:28
"Anyone can learn technical skills. Like you don't have to have a technical degree to do technical stuff."
Q10Entry-level positions
Job Descriptions
Entry-Level Positions
Systems Analyst
0:46
"My role is actually an entry level role, so, so I think, uh, like a systems analyst role"
Q11Significant lesson - career
Resilience
Communication
Problem-Solving
1:11
"If you screw up just being like, tell your boss or whoever, be like, Hey, I messed this up. If you know how to fix it, fix it."
Q12College ideas for success
Mentorship
Relationship Building
Networking
1:25
"It's not just them pouring everything into you. You also have to give them back something as well."