Exactly How I Became a Business Analyst with No Degree, No Experience and No Plan

How I became a business analyst (not a data analyst!) without an IT degree, no IT related experience (officially) and literally no plan.

This move was off the back of a lot of courage, risk taking and a big bet hedged on my confidence as a 13 year old web designer 🤣

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Hey, hi, hello 👋🏾 My name is Devamsha and I hope to help you through your 20s by sharing my own experiences navigating money, career and life.

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[whoistlovesburbrryshouldst]

It’s been so hard. It’s about to be my 1 year anniversary since graduating but haven’t landed a job yet. This greatly helped thank you. And for everyone who’s in this exact situation or similar, I hope it gets better. There’s always light at the end of the tunnel

[abigailvincent]

Please can you do a video to guide us on your CV? It's not easy designing a CV for a career switch

[Bandy]

You can tell she's been working in the corporate world just by listening for how many times she says "leverage." 😂
Love the content.

[TheBlushingGiraffe]

Omg I clicked SOOO fast I nearly broke my thumb LOL, this is my goal I’m gonna be taking notes

[allisonsarahbeth_]

You have such a lovely voice! You could be a singer or an audiobook narrator.

[vitalismed]

Love your videos, they're so helpful! I think we have similar personalities, I am too transferability-mad and I am about to do the equivalent of crossing the abyss, going from arts into uni for either tech or accounting. I got tunneled in a little bit on accounting because I would love to gain experience in that side of business. But after watching several of your videos I am now rethinking... I somehow thought that the gap between accounting and tech side in this day and age was smaller than it actually is. I haven't done enough research, so very grateful to have come across you. Couldn't bear going back to uni years later just to get more technical knowledge. Congratulations to you for closing that gap. All the best and sending love from Glasgow :)))

[Jason]

I love the video! Was so happy to find it. I am double majoring in cybersecurity and business analytics. I am just trying to get more insight. Thank you!

[ShowBizJunkie]

You started out with "success" at 13 and you continued to be successful till now

[willpower]

I have an interview for BA at a healthcare system on Wednesday. I currently work in Benefits and I’m proficient in excel. Hopefully I can do this lol

[AvinashLalithkumar]

I can agree that you are a Business Analyst through the word you used "Gap Analysis"😅

[twice]

Do you work in the field of business analysis, the field of finance, and how did you study? What are the courses, the study plan, and the duration?

[td]

Thank you so much, this video was super helpful

[ShowBizJunkie]

I want an entry level Business Analyst job but I have no training writing biz. Req. Docs. Also dont know UML, data modeling etc. I dont wanna learn them. I can learn about user storues, use cases etc

[Melicarg]

Love your videos so much, always happy to see a new one 🥰💙

[naomikehinde]

I’m currently a tech business analyst at a large company in the UK, was wondering how you’ve found working from home and community? I started as a grad during Covid and am really struggling with making a community for myself at work when all my colleagues live and work in London! Was just wondering what it’s like for you where you are? (Hope this isn’t too invasive if a question!)

[and]

Thank you so much for this video, which was super helpful! I was curious, do you think that a master's program is necessary for an undergrad with a non-technical background to transition into an entry level data analyst role? Or is it sufficient to get a certificate & build specific skills (like SQL) with a portfolio? Any advice would be greatly appreciated! 🙏🏻

[Brotatochip]

It’s very simple how you became a BA…. You found someone who liked you and gave you a chance.. that’s really how you get in - it’s all politics

[angelenaras]

Currently get in a Audit job with no experience and is like they left me to drown with alot of information and no training I'm so lost don't understand what to do. Plus just started my accounts course and that beating me too. Any suggestions that could help me?

[melvinholmes]

I’m in a situation where I’m almost done with my degree but because I chose to do one of those pay as you go schools I can’t get my degree till it’s paid but I do get a completion letter. My question to is can I land an entry level position while I’m still paying off my degree?

[claudiavelasquez]

what degrees do you currently have right now? Im looking into accounting right now, what degrees do i need to be flexible in accounting and business analyst. Can you explain your experience as business analyst compared to accounting roll.