pmsumner

What I meant to say, before I because sidetracked...

I'm in what could be called a 'support analyst' position, probably "third line", in industry parlance; the 'geek' in the background who occasionally jumps out of the room clutching something and insanely shouting "try this!"

I have great difficulty nailing down a job description. It basically involves problem solving, being a knowledge guru, effectively communicating operational aspects, hand-holding people through stuff they don't yet know, and being proactive in areas that could improve the efficiency or capabilities of the company.

It usually involves exploring where people fear to tread, and translating advanced subjects into something that newbies (e.g. fresh graduates, or management types) can understand and apply to their work.

It also occasionally involves a lot of admin, either writing up long docs, entering data, systems stuff, testing, reporting, and stats.

I doubt that helped you, but it kept me occupied for five minutes :o)

You have to get the job...
...it means you have the word "anal" in your job title :o)

Quick, someone else post here; I'm hogging this entry.