Date:         Wed, 27 Sep 2000 08:37:56 -0400
Reply-To:     Sally Vegso <sally.vegso@YALE.EDU>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Sally Vegso <sally.vegso@YALE.EDU>
Organization: Deja.com - Before you buy
Subject:      Re: Certification (redux)
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>
>   Reading papers like this, and using SAS day in and day out, was very
>helpful to me in passing the test .
>   Just by cramming books would not have helped me.  My be it works for a
>small minority.
>
>    If it takes understanding  and using  the type of material presented in
>papers like the above,  then the certification
>    is not  entirely useless. It does tell me something about the
>prospective employee.


Yes.  I was talking at length about this to my friend who works as an HR
recruiter for a major pharmaceutical company.  Passing a test like this is
a sign that the prospective employee is willing to take on new challenges,
and expand their knowledge in their field.  It doesn't hurt to have it on
your resume.  But I agree that it may become a problem if certification
becomes the "expected", and raises questions if you don't have it.

Sally



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