Last week on the SAS Training Facebook page, I answered a question about what to expect during a job interview. It’s a question I’ve seen before, since I speak with students about SAS Certification, and many of them seek certification in pursuit of a f…
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New SAS Clinical Trials Programmer Certification
If you have visited our SAS Global Certification webpage lately, you may have noticed that we have a new credential in development: the SAS Certified Clinical Trials Programmer using SAS9. Clinical Trials Programmers create programs that analyze …
Sometimes It’s the Journey, Not the Destination
Recently, I read Dr. AnnMaria De Mars’ blog post "Translating Ruby to SAS (or vice versa)." I found that I really liked it, and not just because she mentions me (although that was pretty cool). But rather, I like the end of the post, whe…
Certifiable: An Adventure in Pursuing SAS Certification
Those of you currently studying for the SAS Base Programming exam might enjoy this 9 minute video interview with Stacey Hamilton and Christine Kjellberg,
two employees from SAS publishing who recently challenged the exam.
Over the past year, the…
To INDEX or not to INDEX…
Recently, a certification candidate asked me about indexes and how SAS decides whether to use one or not. I don’t work with supper-large data sets and therefore haven’t been overly concerned with efficient coding techniques and consequen…
Advice from a SAS Certified Professional, Moments After Passing the Exam
It’s not easy to justify time away from the job, but what if you could realize the benefits of attending the world’s premier Data Mining conference and also take on the challenge of a SAS certification exam at the same time? Many M2010 Dat…
Certification Discussion on FaceBook
Hi all. Just a quick note to point out a recent certification discussion on the SAS Training Facebook page. If you haven’t become a fan of SAS Training, maybe now is the time? It’s yet another great community to chat with your fellow SAS users and…
New Business Intelligence Certification Launched
Last month, the SAS Global Certification program added a new credential, the SAS Certified BI Content Developer. My first blog post from May described how a global team of BI experts collaborated to create the beta exam. In May and June, candidate…