I opened the day with a trip to C Building, which houses the executive offices, sales division, and the bets dinning SAS has to offer. I was introduced to my host, Patty Hager, who works in Pre-Sales. Ms. Hager is in charge of Mid-Market account management with the team, where they provide a lot of support and give the background knowledge to the Sales team so they are better able to sell SAS products. She included me on a phone meeting she had with Rachael Johnson, a member of her team travelling back from training in Toronto. They also discussed the various accounts they had and those they are trying to attract, all of which are confidential.
After, sat down and looked at the resumes of two people applying to be a solution architect. A solutions architect’s job is to basically sit down with clients and figure out problems, having the technical expertise to do so. The two people that applied were both former employees at SAS, so we needed to ascertain if they have a solid standing among with the company. We interviewed one of the applicants, inquiring both about their resume and how they would fit into the new position. I sadly had to leave early to meet up with the rest of the CA contingent, but my time at Pre-Sales was great while it lasted.
Matthew Cinoman needed picking up from H Building, but that only took 5 mins and we were back off to Q. The rest of the team was already there, where we had pizza and talked with Kayla about our time here. We filled out a brief survey, and answered some questions she had for us personally. A Young Professionals Panel then visited us, where they told us their stories, favorite things about SAS, and gave us advice going forward. We had the chance to ask them some questions as well. Ms Follet even stopped by to check on us. We then said our goodbyes, and all went our separate ways. All in all, it was fun.
~YPA Meeting