The life of an analyst is one of long hours along with some grunt work. These workers are generally undergraduates who are there to help their boss get the job well done. Although analysts can attend meeting, they are generally not requires to. Former analysts will posses and advantage over those without experience when recruiting from a MBA program.
There are key skills that a good analyst will poses. For one, they need to know how to work with Excel spreadsheets and also know how to write macros in VBA. They will create prospectuses and keep schedules as well as be sent to to get the burgers for lunch. Weekly newsletters will be part of their business as they will create and track them as well as answering calls from clients.
They can also be required to go to the copy center to retrieve pitch books.
Working with a schedule means you must be able to get things done on time and to work without friction with others. Your attire must be professional looking and you need to know how to research online. Giving credit to your boss is another big requirement because you two work as a team.