Just want to share, I passed SAS Base certification programming test yesterday. For the preparation, I studied following materials. 1.  SAS Certification Prep Guide Base Programming for SAS 9 ( Studied each and every example and completed all the quiz) 2.  All the slides and seminar videos posted by SAS ( very helpful)   I hope it might be helpful who are planning to take the exam.   Thanks    ... View more

My background is Mechanical Engineering - In my Engineering degree, I took a course Engineering Data Analysis, where I learned about all the statistical Analysis: descriptive and inferential statistics(T, ANOVA, regression equations, logistic regressions). I found it interesting to analyze data and come up with solutions to a business problem. So recently, I  took training on SAS Base, Advanced and predictive modeling and the first step is I am taking SAS base exam certification after a week.   I want to have a job as a SAS programmer at first and grow along with to move into data analyst career. How difficult is it to get a job as SAS programmer while having Mechanical Engineering background. If there is anyone who came from this background can share and give an opinion I would appreciate. ... View more