Passing the SAS Base 9 Certification Test
March 31, 2007 Posted by Bryan in : Certification , 11 commentsI completed the SAS Base 9 exam just after it’s production release last July. Since I’m often seeing questions regarding the certification tests on the SAS listserv, I thought I would post some of my thoughts regarding the experience. Call it a preemptive strike.
First, let me say I definitely recommend the prep guide, available here. As with all SAS Publishing books it’s expensive and dense, but the practice exams are helpful and it remains a useful reference after you’ve used it to pass the test. SAS also offers online test preparations which are similar to the prep book, but integrate actual syntax writing and a comprehensive practice test. They are more than twice as much, but when I was preparing SAS was offering a free 90 day “desk copy” to educators. That offer appears to be gone, but a list of current discounts on prep materials and exam fees is available here.
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Everybody loves the MOS?
September 1, 2006 Posted by Beth in : Certification , 2 comments
Let’s face it, like 115% of the world uses Microsoft products. So if you’re on a career path that requires heavy use or knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite anything that you can do to distance yourself from the average user is a Good Thing. There are all kinds of technical certifications out there, but the only approved certifications for Microsoft Office products are the Microsoft Office Specialist exams (MOS, formerly MOUS). This summer, I took 4 Microsoft Office Specialist 2003 exams, enough to achieve the “Master certification†status. This article is a summary of how I successfully prepared and is meant to help others who are interested in getting certified. (more…)
