Interviewer : Nursel UÇAŞ
Interviewee : Kubilay KONAN
The topic of my presentation today is Kubilay Konan who works in the Information Communication and Technology Department of the BIMSA Company. Kubilay Konan helped me by answering my questions.
First of all I will give brief information about Kubilay Konan and his career. Secondly, we will look at the basic features of the Bimsa Company and finally we’re going to look at the Information Communication and Technology Department.
About Kubilay Konan:
• Kubilay Konan was born in 1986, in Istanbul. He is a graduate of Beykent University from the computer engineering department. He started his career in Eczacıbaşı Holding Company in 2009. After working there as a System Analyst for 3 years, he started to work at BIMSA as a system support specialist in 2012. He has been working in that position in the Information Communication and Technology Department of International BIMSA HOLDİNG since 2012 .
About BIMSA HOLDING:
• BIMSA was founded in 1975, and with more than 35 years of experience is one of the foremost system integrators in Turkey. BIMSA aims to meet all information technology requirements of medium and large scale companies. Its services range from consulting to special applications from operation to technical services and from hardware to software and to produce the ‘most suitable’ solutions at the ‘highest’ quality for its customers.
• Defining its mission as ‘being a reliable business partner in business solutions’, Bimsa is focused on meeting the needs of its customer in business technologies of today and tomorrow.
About the INFORMATION COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT
• Let me start by defining what an information system is. An Information System (IS) is a system composed of people and computers that processes or interprets information also refers to the way in which people interact with this technology in support of business processes. The Information and Communication Technology Department aims to support operations of the information and communication (ICT) that the organization uses, and deals with the way in which people interact with this technology in support of business processes.
• This department is responsible for managing and reporting client’s servers. They make sure that these server systems are run adequately and are uninterrupted. In order to respond to client and personnel needs they also manage the applications that report these actions. Training and planning are also some of the responsibilities of this department. The department also facilitates communication and collaboration amongst the senior management team.
• Some of the interview questions with answers
• Me: What’s your department responsible for?
Mr. Konan: Our department’s responsibility is to manage and report our client’s servers. We make sure that these server systems run adequately and uninterrupted. In order respond to client and staff needs we also manage the applications that report these actions. Training and planning are also some of the tasks of our department. The department also designs new IT solutions, modify, enhance or adapt existing systems and integrate new features or improvements, all with the aim of improving business efficiency and productivity.
• Me: What’s your role in the department?
Mr. Konan: System Analyst. I manage the programs above and design the work processes. A systems analyst uses computers and related systems to design new IT solutions. As a system analyst, I must possess a high level of technical expertise and clear insights into current business practices. Depending on the employer, clients may be internal, for example departments within the same organization, or external. My job also involves examining existing IT systems and business models; analyze systems requirements; undertake product development; implement and test effective solutions. We have great pressure on us as we build the bridge between Human Resources and Information Technology.
• Me: Do you feel satisfied with your position in the company? What aspects of the job make you feel like that?
Mr. Konan: Our work load is demanding. We impose our staff to carefully analyze and strictly work according to the client’s contract. We cannot make any mistakes. We have great pressure on us as we build the bridge between Human Resources and Information Technology.
• Me: Are there any side benefits in your job?
Mr. Konan: Taking a task from its beginning and building the required processes until its end makes you gain good management skills. It is a good environment which helps us to improve solution oriented thinking and analytical skills.
• Me: Do you have any suggestions for new candidates of business life?
Mr. Konan: Do your best to work in a large Corporation. One day your experience here will save your life.
• Me: Do you think the education you had at the university had prepared you for the business life?
Mr. Konan: Education based on just memorizing has no effect on work life. If one wants to succeed they can prepare themselves for work life no matter what their higher education is. Work is learned at work.
• Me: What are your future plans in your business life?
Mr. Konan: Improve myself every day. Eventually gain a strong position in the IT sector and build my own consultancy firm.
• Me: What’s your dream workplace like?
Mr. Konan: A high pay rate, a good working environment, management with less pressure and continuity in business.
Conclusion:
To summarize, Mr. Konan says ‘Work is learned at work’ and he says you should intern. These are very important for your career.
Mr. Konan’s responsible for the programs above and he designs the work processes. He says that their work load is demanding. They impose their staff to carefully analyze and strictly work according to the clients’ contracts. There’s a lot of pressure in their job. However, I find this job very exciting and I like it very much. I would like to be a systems analyst one day.
In this interview I learned that business life and university education are so different. Education based on just memorizing has no effect on work life; if one wants to succeed they should prepare themselves for work life no matter what their higher education is. This is a valuable piece of advice for me.
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