Carolyn
Merritt
Position:
Technical Business Analyst
Employer:
Turner Broadcasting in
Atlanta
Job description:
Responsible for gathering
and analyzing business requirements and ensuring the successful implementation
of an integrated client-server system for the Turner Entertainment
Group.
Salary range:
$60,000-$65,000
Job satisfaction:
I am very satisfied with
my job. It is very rewarding working with users and working with a
system from design through production support. Turner is an excellent
company to work for. The entertainment industry is very complex and
interesting.
Employment history:
After graduation, I worked
for 4+ years for EDS (Electronic Data Systems) as a Business Analyst
in the local government arena, and completed the intensive EDS Systems
Engineering Development technical training program, where I received
formal training in Visual Basic, Sybase,and C. I recently joined the
Worldwide Information Technology Services group at Turner Broadcasting
as a Technical Business Analyst.
Suggestions for students:
It is important to network
and establish contacts with potential employers through professors,
alumni, and friends. Sometimes the best jobs are found by word of
mouth rather than in the classifieds. As an undergraduate I found
the resources at Clark-Howell hall to be very useful as well.
Advisor/Student relationship:
My advisor as an undergraduate
was excellent. He was very straightforward and honest, and tried to
help me make the best decisions for coursework based upon my interests.
He understood what my interests were and was able to advise me to
take classes to further develop my interests.
In my experience there are two "types" of math majors: those who are
primarily interested in applied math and those who are interested
in more abstract math. It would be useful to have an advisor who shares
your interest and who can advise you on what options you have, what
career paths you can choose, and who can help you formulate a plan
of specific classes, etc.
Miscellaneous comments:
I think it is a good idea
for undergraduates to be encouraged to participate in seminars and
symposia to gain more exposure to mathematics and to meet people who
share their interests. It is also good to join the math club to begin
networking with fellow undergraduates and grad students and to begin
learning about what you can do with a math major.
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Date of last update: Jan. 29, 1997
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