Have you recently started a career and are using SAS?

Julie Petlick
Julie Petlick|May 10, 2012

The Junior Professional Program is a program offered at many of the SAS regional users group conferences that is designed to help support professionals who have started their career and are using SAS as part of their work.  Conferences are a great source of professional development.  Many companies have limited [...]

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SESUG is offering student grants to attend the conference: It's time to get your application in

Julie Petlick
Julie Petlick|May 4, 2012

The semester is coming to an end and summer break is just around the corner, so why should you be thinking about conferences and grant opportunities?  Conferences like SESUG provide a lot of great benefits to students.  These conferences are a great source of professional development. They offer workshops and [...]

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Student scholarship programs available at SAS users group conferences

Julie Petlick
Julie Petlick|March 22, 2012

Chances are you have at least one paper or research project this semester. If you are using SAS as part of a project, there are some great opportunities for you to attend a SAS users group conference this year. You can present your work and build your CV or resume. [...]

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Let's go to PharmaSUG!

Julie Petlick
Julie Petlick|February 23, 2012

In my role, I get to meet lots of students with a variety of SAS skills  and career aspirations.  For those of you studying in fields associated with the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry, you definitely want to consider coming to the PharmaSUG 2012 conference.  You will learn how you can apply [...]

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Students are you ready for a great semester?

Julie Petlick
Julie Petlick|January 13, 2012

2012 is off to a great start here at SAS.  I have already talked with several students this year and the semester is just getting started!  If you are a college student and have just returned to campus, then you probably already have a pile of course syllabi and are in [...]

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The SESUG student scholar experience

Julie Petlick
Julie Petlick|November 8, 2011

The SESUG 2011 conference was filled with top notch presentations, interesting posters and lots of great people. I had the pleasure of spending time with several first time attendees who also happened to be student scholars.  SESUG offered a Student Grant Program as a way of supporting students who were using SAS in their studies or who were interested in [...]

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Students using SAS: Tips for landing your dream job

Julie Petlick
Julie Petlick|November 3, 2011

I recently had the pleasure of attending WUSS 2011.  One of the highlights of the conference was a session for a group of student scholars which featured a job panel. The panel consisted of hiring managers, recruiters and VP’s.  The session focused on helping students be successful in getting a [...]

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Three steps to help your student interns become data savvy statisticans

Anne-Lindsay Beall
Anne-Lindsay Beall|October 24, 2011

With data standards rising in every industry, there’s a high demand for analysts and an unfortunate shortage of analytic talent. Many organizations are turning to student interns as a low-cost way to hire support, train potential new employees and provide real-world experience for students. But, as Aleksandra Stein pointed out in [...]

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The student experience at MWSUG

Julie Petlick
Julie Petlick|October 13, 2011

It’s the time of year when regional SAS User Groups meet to share their work, new techniques, and lots of great ideas with other users. I had the pleasure of attending MWSUG recently and spent time with a great group of students who were all attending their first MWSUG. These students were [...]

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Are you the next SAS Student Ambassador?

Julie Petlick
Julie Petlick|October 5, 2011

Students in schools around the world are using SAS in their studies.  For some, completing the course and moving onto the next semester is the goal. For others, discussing their findings and sharing their work is the plan.  This is a hallmark of research. Adding to the body of knowledge [...]

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