Featured Job: Information Analyst Trainee
The Information Technology Services (ITS) department at The University of Texas at Austin is currently advertising for the Information Analyst Training program. If you fit this job description, see the full job posting and apply on the HRS site.
About this Program
The philosophy behind the Information Analyst Training program is simple: good communication benefits everybody in the workplace. If you have proficiency in communication and leadership, as well as a desire to continually learn, this program will provide you with the technical training to become a successful Information Analyst. The program's goal is to turn you into an Information Analyst that excels at both interpersonal and technical endeavors to better the operations of the university community.
If accepted, you will go through an intense, on-the-job training program where you will learn and apply the technical knowledge needed to become an Information Analyst. Throughout training, you will learn how to solve business problems by designing and writing code, culminating in a capstone project. Topics covered in training include learning the syntax of the programming languages and practice in the areas of testing, adhering to coding standards, verbalizing technical knowledge, conducting meetings, time management, and working with clients. Frequent guidance and feedback is provided by all types of analysts spanning the university community. Once training is complete, you will fill an open Information Analyst position and conduct services such as programming code, developing administrative applications, documentation, and teaching technical material to others.
Benefits of the Information Analyst Training program include:
- Meeting and networking with associates throughout the university community.
- Honing your technical and professional skills during training through regular feedback.
- A well defined career path for professional growth.
Qualities of successful Information Analyst Trainees include:
- Being a resourceful problem solver.
- Proactive communication.
- Being able to solicit information and communication from others.
- An independent, self-directed personality.
- A kind, respectful, and trusting demeanor.
- Valuing the opportunity to teach others.
About the Information Analyst Training Program
The Information Analyst Training Program has been in place since the mid 1970s. From the beginning its mission has been to recruit and train analysts with strong technical and business skills who become cornerstones of professionalism and service for departments across the university. Every year, dozens of volunteers from departments across campus assist us by instructing new trainees, reviewing apprentices' work, teaching and administering classes, and contributing new materials and ideas. This collaborative and symbiotic effort has endured for many years. It has resulted in an education program that is vital, responsive, and continually re-energized by the larger university IT community.
