Comments on: Essential skills any BI Consultant should have. Or why a fool with a tool is still a fool. http://www.business-intelligence-quotient.com/?p=212 Intelligent BI. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:53:34 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: MVW http://www.business-intelligence-quotient.com/?p=212&cpage=1#comment-433 MVW Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:09:04 +0000 http://www.business-intelligence-quotient.com/?p=212#comment-433 Nicely stated (comparing it to pilots). I sent this to one of my agents, with whom I had this kind of discussion on several occasions, and I will use it in the future. Martin Nicely stated (comparing it to pilots).

I sent this to one of my agents, with whom I had this kind of discussion on several occasions, and I will use it in the future.

Martin

]]> By: SK http://www.business-intelligence-quotient.com/?p=212&cpage=1#comment-167 SK Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:34:43 +0000 http://www.business-intelligence-quotient.com/?p=212#comment-167 Well, one of the main problems is the recruitment agents who have no clue whatsoever on what the X tool is and how similar with Z tool is. They are screening the CVs and loads of really bright and capable people are turned down by... AGENTS! Not wanting to be disrespectful, but from my experience in the past MOST of them, they do not even send your CV over to the client. Once they do, you definitely get the interview as the client knows better and at least can see the potentials of a candidate. But if the client cannot see the potentials and they are tool-driven, then why would the candidate want to work for them in the first place?? Well, one of the main problems is the recruitment agents who have no clue whatsoever on what the X tool is and how similar with Z tool is. They are screening the CVs and loads of really bright and capable people are turned down by… AGENTS!
Not wanting to be disrespectful, but from my experience in the past MOST of them, they do not even send your CV over to the client. Once they do, you definitely get the interview as the client knows better and at least can see the potentials of a candidate. But if the client cannot see the potentials and they are tool-driven, then why would the candidate want to work for them in the first place??

]]> By: admin http://www.business-intelligence-quotient.com/?p=212&cpage=1#comment-160 admin Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:42:23 +0000 http://www.business-intelligence-quotient.com/?p=212#comment-160 @ A L: I agree with what you are saying. The point is to change this ill-conceived perception of managers. This blog post hopefully contributes to this. @ A L: I agree with what you are saying. The point is to change this ill-conceived perception of managers.

This blog post hopefully contributes to this.

]]> By: A L http://www.business-intelligence-quotient.com/?p=212&cpage=1#comment-157 A L Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:35:28 +0000 http://www.business-intelligence-quotient.com/?p=212#comment-157 I agree with your general idea that "Once you have mastered the core skills and concepts you can quickly and easily transfer them to any BI tool in the world and be a great success." Yes, I would be a great success. But, I would be a miserable failure at getting into the door. Why you may ask (there are probably many, many, more who wont). I have rarely seen positions or requirements that do not emphasize tools. (Good luck getting past resume screening!) I have never met an interviewer who is not hung up on tool specifics. I would suggest taking a look at current openings on dice/your-favorite-job-board; you hardly find more than a couple openings that are not tool specific, if you're very lucky. I typically use my tool skills to nail the interview and my core skill to do the job. You *cannot* only have core skills and be successful. You *may* only have tool skills and still be successful. (because your colleagues were hired the same way and have no core skills.) Any thoughts? I agree with your general idea that “Once you have mastered the core skills and concepts you can quickly and easily transfer them to any BI tool in the world and be a great success.”
Yes, I would be a great success. But, I would be a miserable failure at getting into the door.
Why you may ask (there are probably many, many, more who wont). I have rarely seen positions or requirements that do not emphasize tools. (Good luck getting past resume screening!) I have never met an interviewer who is not hung up on tool specifics.
I would suggest taking a look at current openings on dice/your-favorite-job-board; you hardly find more than a couple openings that are not tool specific, if you’re very lucky.
I typically use my tool skills to nail the interview and my core skill to do the job.

You *cannot* only have core skills and be successful. You *may* only have tool skills and still be successful. (because your colleagues were hired the same way and have no core skills.)

Any thoughts?

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