Interviewer : Nursel UÇAŞ Interviewee : Kubilay KONAN

INTRODUCTION: The topic of my presentation today is Kubilay Konan whom I have interviewed. The main points I will be talking about are firstly Kubilay Konan, secondly Bimsa and finally we’re going to look at the Information Communication Technnology Department where Mr. Konan works.

ABOUT KUBILAY KONAN: Kubilay Konan works at the Information Communication Technology Department in an international company called BIMSA HOLDİNG. He was born in 1986, in Istanbul. He is a graduate of Beykent University in computer engineering. He started his career in Eczacıbaşı Holding Company in After working as a System Analyst for 3 years, in 2012 he started to work at BIMSA as a system support specialist.

ABOUT BIMSA HOLDING: BIMSA was founded in 1975, and with more than 35 years experience is one of the foremost system integrators in Turkey. BIMSA aims to meet all information technology requirements of medium and large scale companies, ranging 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 customers in the business technologies of today and tomorrow.

THE DEPARTMENT: Now, I will continue with the Information Communication Technnology department. Let me start by defining what an information system is. According to my research, 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.

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 personnel needs we also manage the applications that report these actions. Training and planning are also some of the tasks of our department. Me: What’s your role in the department? Mr. Konan: System Analyst. I manage the programs above and design the work processes.

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 analyse and strictly work according to the clients’ contracts. We cannot make any mistakes. We have great pressure on us as we build the bridge between Human Resources and Information Technology.

Me: What’s the most difficult side of your position? Mr. Konan : In this department we have a lot of stress and competition. However, I’m still satisfied with my job, because I like the challenge. Me: Are there any side benefits in your job? Mr. Konan: Taking a task from it’s beginning and building the required processes until it’s end makes you gain good management skills. It is a good environment to improve solution oriented thinking and analytical skills.

Me: Do you think the education you had at the university had prepared you for the business life? Mr. Konan: Education based on just memorising has no effect on work life. If one wants to succeed they can prepare themselves to 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 everyday. 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. 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.

Conclusion: In this interview I learned a lot about Information Technology and what working in a big company is like. Mr. Konan gave me a lot of advice saying ‘Work is learned at work’.He also warned me about the importance of doing an internship. He added that these are very important for my career. I think this is an important piece of advice for me.

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