Is SAS certification a pre-requisite to successful career in analytics? Well, the honest answer would be – No. It is at best a barometer of your familiarity with the software and a stamp of your proficiency with it.

1. How to Prepare for BASE SAS Certification?
Is SAS certification a pre-requisite to successful career in
analytics? Well, the honest answer would be – No. It is at best a
barometer of your familiarity with the software and a stamp of
your proficiency with it.
Can it improve many folds your chance of landing a job in
analytics? Yes, it does. Especially in this competitive
environment, it provides the assessor / employer with
A ready and universally accepted benchmark of a skill set which is in demand
An easy justification for billing when putting you on a project
So how can you go about it?
You can enrol for the exam atwww.prometric.com/sas . All exams are online and contain multiple choice questions.
There are 2 levels of the exam for the general analytics practitioner
SAS Certified Base Programmer for SAS 9:
The SAS Certified Base Programmer for SAS 9 credential is the ideal certification for those relatively new to SAS
programming. It is also the principle certification for other advanced certifications available from SAS.
Successful candidates should have experience in programming and data management using SAS 9 and should be able
to:
Import and export raw data files
Manipulate and transform data
Combine SAS data sets
Create basic detail and summary reports using SAS procedures
Identify and correct data, syntax and programming logic errors.
SAS Certified Advanced Programmer for SAS 9
The SAS Certified Advanced Programmer for SAS 9 credential represents the upper echelon of SAS programmers.
Those who earn the advanced programming credential are a much sought after commodity in the global job market.
A SAS advanced programmer should have current SAS programming and data management experience. Successful
candidates should be skilled in tasks such as
Using advanced DATA step programming statements and efficiency techniques to solve complex problems
Writing and interpreting SAS SQL code
Creating and using the SAS MACRO facility.
The candidate must currently hold a SAS Certified Base Programmer for SAS 9 credential.

2. The resources that are useful include:-
http://www.puzha.com/sasbook/sas_certification.html:
This page offers simple examples and question and answers that are useful while attempting a SAS certification exam.
http://support.sas.com/certify/faq.html#:
The SAS official website has a very detailed and comprehensive FAQ page where all the usual doubts are cleared very
elaborately.
http://www.amazon.com/SAS-Certification-Prep-Guide-Programming/dp/159047922X:
This link offers the list of all Books that you can refer to and order online from Amazon.com, the SAS certification Prep
guide from SAS is a highly recommended.
http://support.sas.com/certify/creds/prep.html.:
SAS also offers various training programs which are Instructor Led or Self paced e-learning programs, you can choose
the country of your residence and check out the programmes offered in your region and pick the one that suits you
best
Best wishes for your certification exam!! Need more help? Contact Gaurav at 9880544099 for free counselling.