This course can prepare you for BA interview but without prior experience you might not get a good job in BA role. There were very very few folks in my class who got the BA job because of this course.Hi @dks2323, I've read through all your replies and it really clears a lot of doubt.
I am a recent PR to Canada landed on 18th July, I have done my MBA in Finance and have 8 years of experience in Back Office Operations as a Business Support Specialist in India, workex nowhere related to that of a BA or IT role. I have done a BA certificate course in India as I was and am thinking of shifting my career to Business Analysis because I found it's in high demand in Canada. I researched about GBCs BA 1 year program and also stumbled upon this thread that I read in detail which has clear explanation from you that this course won't get you a BA job but your previous experience will. Since I do not have any exp as a BA it's not worthwhile then taking up this course.
I'm finding it difficult to land a job in my field and my friends here and relatives too are suggesting to study a year long Graduate certificate program like this and once I have Canadian Education I'll have better standing to get a job. But it doesn't look that easy and isn't any guarantee that I'll get a job after that too.
I was preparing for GMAT back in India to apply for executive MBA in either US or Canada that's when I came to know about this PR thingy and applied for it and got it in 5 months. After getting PR I was sure I will get a job in Canada so completely stopped GMAT prep, now that I am with no job and these graduate cert program which are easily offered to almost anyone I don't see any other option than starting my prep for GMAT and after that apply for MBA programs.
I don't have any specific question here but just want an advice would you suggest that MBA route will be the best choice or going for relevant Graduate certificate program of my field where my experience will be counted?
Thanks in advance
You may consider to rewrite your resume to show some previous BA exp and this course may help you with BA terms and interview. But do you really want to spend one full year and money just to prepare for the BA intw ?
If you prepare well for your interview and rewrite your resume to show previous BA exp, I am sure you'll land somewhere good with such a good experience that you already have.
BA interviews are pretty straight forward. Everyone would ask you behavioural questions and there is a set of questions that you can find anywhere on google. Just try to map those questions with your previous experience and have a good story ready to support your answer. Confidence is the key and how well you convince the interviewer with your answer.
And if I were you and had the money (read 80-100K CAD) then I would have done my MBA.
Its just been a month for you in Canada so dont be disheartened, it may take some time to get a decent job. I think that you thought that you would get a job easily here and that thing might have back fired. So my suggestion would be to
1) Wait for some more time to get a job either in your field or BA or whatever you would like to do.
2) Rewrite your resume with some prior experience of whatever field you want to get into. I used "visualcv.com" and got the paid accont to build my resume. So if you like register yourself on this and then dont pay upfront. You'll get their mail in couple of days to get it for discounted price (18 dollars for 3 months). There are different resume templates that you can use.
3) Dont jump to the conclusion of doing diploma courses because thats one year worth of time or MBA because that's a lot of money. Give it a good thought and then go for it if you have to.
And many things depend on your situation as well (single, married, married with a kid, you have the money and many more)
Hope it helps...PM me your number if you want to chat.