My main duties as a Business Analyst are to create a detailed analysis of a current and 'to-be' process/IT solution by outlining problems, opportunities and solutions for a business.

Day to day activities vary but usually consist of;
Speaking with the client / holding workshops / conducting interviews with Subject Matter Experts and listening to their current pain points and what the future process/IT system needs to deliver for them.
Working with Developers and Functional Consultants to see how we might achieve these requirements.
Taking possible solutions back to the client
Writing up the requirements in User Stories
Creating documentation e.g. tube maps
Supporting Testers, who test the functionality works as expected

Seeing the difference my role makes on a project and the difference the project will make for our clients. I've been lucky enough to work on a NHS project and I'm currently working on a Brexit project.

This role was completely new to me, so there is a lot to learn. Every new project has its own challenges but this allows you to continually grow and develop.

This job enables me to take on a good level of responsibility and there is a variety of projects that you can work on

After leaving uni in 2017, I took a year to figure out what career I wanted. I attended a training course and obtained the BCS Certificate Foundation in Business Analysis (Nov 2017) - I would recommend taking a free course instead.
Since being at being at Capgemini from Sept 2018, ive attended other training courses and obtained the following certifications;
BCS Certificate in Business Analysis Practice (Nov 2019)
BCS Certificate in Requirements Engineering (Feb 2020)
BCS Certificate in Modelling Business Processes (Jan 2020)

I see myself working at Capgemini for some time, or working for the NHS.

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No matter your degree or industry background, if you're interested in a job in Consultancy, I encourage you to look at Capgemini's grad schemes as they look to employee people from a range of backgrounds and/or without industry experience (including myself!)