Indian It Professionals - Competing With The Best

By Author: Prashant J
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As the average age of the workforce around the world grows younger, career aspirations and priorities are evolving. Job security is no longer the most important priority on the minds of young job seekers. They desire to play a pivotal role in a global team of innovative thinkers.

Many of the world's major IT firms who have set up shops in India have seen their workforce multiply rapidly thanks to the deep talent pool available in India. Over the years, Indian professionals have proven time and again in the international arena and have thus paved the way for future software engineers. One of the main reasons why IT biggies bet big on Indian talent is because of the valued fresh perspective that is attached with it. The eagerness to learn and develop their career in an international setting is what drives these professionals.

The talent pool of analytical and business intelligence professionals seem to be growing with no dearth of job requirements in these fields. New challenges and possibilities await talented analytics and business intelligence professionals. These jobs include challenging Analytics/Business Intelligence ...
... opportunities in India in Cognos, Business Objects, Data Mining, and Business Intelligence.

Cognos architects design analytics application that run on multiple platforms and utilizes the IBM Cognos Adaptive Analytic Framework. Other cognos jobs include Application developer, Client technical manager for COG.Cognos-Analytic application, COG.Cognos-business intelligence, COG.Cognos-business viewpoint, COG.Cognos-controller, COG.Cognos-Enterprise Planning, COG.Cognos-SPSS; Cognos application architect, etc.

Most of the firms seek an experience in COGNOS Powerplay Transformer, COGNOS Planning PL/SQL CRN, PL/SQL CRN, Cognos 8.3/8.4, Framework Manager, Metric Studio, Report Studio, Query Studio, Analysis Studio, Data Manager, BIDW Concepts, DB2 Knowledge, ETL.

More magnetic experience in the form of 4-5 years of Cognos 8.3 report Development and Metadata Modelling along with hands on knowledge of SQL Server 2000/2005 and Oracle TOAD are preferred.

Business objects practitioners design, build, and manage solutions using Business Objects (BO) tools to access, format, and deliver data as meaningful information in the form of Reports. They use BO Query and Analysis tools to allow clients to interact with business information and they consult with client's using their advanced knowledge of data sources and structures. Expertise in Data Migration using BO Tools, Business Objects Data Integrator, Business Objects Data Quality, Business Objects Data Insight, Business Objects Metadata Manager, and Business Objects Composer is mostly a prerequisite.

Data mining is another coveted career path for many. Data Mining professionals interpret patterns in large quantities of data, perform trend analysis and calculate probabilities of whether certain situations will or will not occur.

They use statistical analysis to solve business problems with tools, such as SAS and STATA. Their skill sets include data mining for jobs as Package solution consultants, Research scientists, Sales reporting professionals and Test specialists. They need be able to interpret patterns in large quantities of data, resulting in trend analysis and probabilities certain situations will/will not occur. Customized reporting, results oriented attention to detail, business acumen, self management, independent thinking, problem framing, teamwork, consulting skills, requirements analysis, reporting presentation, written communication.

These fields offer a high desire rate and quick career graph for individuals who are problem solvers and seek to seek and stick to new ways of doing businesses for IT firms.

Prashant J,
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