As many of you have already noticed, my LinkedIn profile and the blog profile blurb have changed. I took on an exciting new job in the SAS Solutions OnDemand team. The official title is Software Development Manager, but what I really do is lead a team …
Export to Excel 2010 just got a little bit easier
In case you missed it, the first maintenance release for SAS 9.3 was recently released. Because we’re all friends here, you may call it “SAS 9.3M1” for short. Maintenance releases are usually about fixing problems that SAS has found or that customers have reported. However, sometimes a new capability might […]
Career: Secrets from a Professional SAS Recruiter
Recently I spoke with Dick Smith, Talent Engagement Manager for PiTech Solutions, about some tips for working with recruiters. He’s an experienced technical recruiter so I think you’ll find this information particularly insightful. He offers a good mix of traditional job search strategies and ways to leverage social media for your job search. Working with SAS Recruiters As for working with SAS or specialty recruiters, the technology world is most times defined by skill sets or product expertise. In SAS for example, there is a big difference between a SAS/Stat Programmer and a SAS BI/Analytics skill set. For my money, the KISS method applies in either case. So to begin with, keep your resume simple and straightforward. Tell the reader what you can do, what your best expertise is, and what you are looking to do with your career next. Our screening process here at PITech Solutions, for instance, has a focus on the individual. Of greatest importance to us is to clearly understand what kind of position you are really looking for, or put another way – what is the ideal job for you? What do you see as your strongest expertise in the IT field at this point in your […]
R Appears Among Top 20 Programming Languages
Speaking of R… On the 16th, TIOBE Software released the Tiobe Index of the most popular programming languages. For the first time ever, R is in the Top 20. The top spots are, no surprise, occupied by Java and C respectively. More after the jump. The way this index is assembled is…interesting. The full way […]
NOTE: Monitoring the SAS 9.2 Metadata Server
There’s a nice walkthrough of some of the features of the SAS 9.2 metadata server on the SAS Professionals web site in the Social Media / Videos section. You’ll have to be a SAS Professionals member to view it from the link I’ve provided, but if …
You Can’t Fire Everyone
Some years ago I was taught a memorable and valuable lesson by my erstwhile programme manager (we’ll call him BJ). I was brought into the project to provide knowledge of i) business intelligence, and ii) software documentation appropriate for the regul…