How to land a job as a SAS professional
Would you like to know the secret of how I landed my job at SAS? Since I’m asked this question so frequently, I thought it might be useful to share my tips.
1. Know yourself
Are
you a people person? Or are you an analytical person who enjoys the
rush you get while working with logic and numbers? Or are you a
combination person? What do you like to do? What are your skills? Take
the time to understand your likes. You really need to know yourself to
start positioning your resume in the right manner for a SAS job. I suggest taking a personality test. Here are a few you could try:
My
tip - If you have time for only one, Myers Briggs is typically
considered a reliable indicator of personality type. If you come out
strongly analytic, then you are a shoe in for many SAS jobs that require
analytical skills. I tossed in a couple of other tests that are more
detailed analytical type tests.
2. Know your industry
Have
you taken the time to understand industry trends before trying to find a
job using SAS? Research what areas of industry are hot and what
companies are hiring. Here are some companies to research:
- IBT1000: Top 10 Industries with the World’s Fastest Growing Companies
- Top 500 Companies listed by Fortune 500 in 2011
My tip - Look to the health industry which is always looking to recruit SAS professionals.
3. Network
Take every opportunity to meet other SAS
users. Speaking from experience, user group committees are usually
short-staffed and love to get an extra hand. Whether you are skilled at
organizing, presenting, compiling evaluations, or putting up content on
the user group website there’s usually a skill waiting to be used at
your local user group.
My tip - Join your local SAS user group.
Not only will networking help the community, but it also helps you
figure out where the jobs are in your research for your dream technology
job.
4. Make the fit
Understand
the organization you are seeking. As an example, my organization SAS is
a socially responsible company that believes in giving back to the
community. I loved volunteering before joining SAS and was able to
continue after starting the job. Thanks to SAS, I was able to teach yoga
(check out this video)
to these junior kindergarten kids at a neighborhood school. Make an
effort to understand the vision and mission of an organization and see
if what you’re doing in your life lines up with what the company stands
for.
My tip - Read up and ask others working in the organization you have your eye on what it’s like to work there.
5. Test your SAS skills
How
good is your SAS knowledge and experience? You do need solid SAS skills
to nail that SAS job. If you haven’t already, take a look at our top 10 course list to get a sense of what SAS users out there gravitate to the most. Take the SAS certification exam if you’re not sure. You’ll definitely be sure once you pass the exam.
My tip: Try the SAS practice exam for a self-test.
It’s easy to understand why so many people ask me about landing a SAS job. This recent article says SAS is the #1 skill to add to land a bigger paycheck.
At SAS Institute, we’re always happy to provide you guidance on what training you
need to take. However, you do have to know yourself and your industry
so that we can provide you the best options. Good luck on your search.
Source: http://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/2012/07/24/how-to-land-a-job-as-a-sas-professional/
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