Phone interview, and then onsite interview. There are some technical questions on your major background questions. Some behavior questions such as how you solve a problem when there is disagreement in a team project.
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Basic statistics concepts, SAS macro coding experience
I applied in-person. I interviewed at SAS (Cary, NC) in Sept 2012
Interview
I was an intern for several summers while I attended school with a degree in Mathematics and statistics. Once I graduated my manager offered me a full time positision. Therefore, I did not go through a formal interview process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Again, I did not go through an interview process. However, I have heard from others that they tend to ask technical questions to make sure you can handle creating algorithms for statistical procedures.