Tag: Human Resources

6/5/19

Today I was working in Human Resources. My host was very busy today with an interview day, so I spent the majority of my time meeting with other people who worked in the Human Resources department at SAS. I first sat in on a meeting about diversity and how they were trying to spread it throughout the company. I learned there that SAS had just won an award for diversity at the NACE conference. After the meeting I sat in on, I met with 2 different recruiters who talked to me about their jobs. They also talked to me about their paths in SAS and how they have been able to switch jobs and move around whenever needed. For lunch, I had Panera with my host. We were sitting in on an interview day presentation, so I got to learn a lot more about how SAS interviews candidates. After lunch, I met with a HR Business Partner who talked to me about how she is the liaison between different areas of the company and makes sure everything gets done. Lastly I talked to a program manager, which was a cool experience because she showed me how diverse her job could really be. I am excited to go back tomorrow for my last day!

6/4/19

Today I spent the day in Human Resources. I started off by getting to know my host and how she came to SAS. We talked for about an hour about her experiences with SAS and what I would be doing this week. After talking, we went back to her office and started working on different things that she does as a University Recruiting Coordinator. We looked at new potential candidates and talked about the recruiting and hiring process overall. After meeting with her, I spent time with an intern in Talent Acquisition. We talked about his role and what he does for the company. He showed me a bunch of the different programs that he uses to look at people and sort the people they are hiring. He also showed me a bunch of different projects that he is working on. After doing that, we went to lunch in building C and talked about different things we are each interested in. I saw several people I knew from Cary Academy and other places at lunch as well. After lunch, we went to the top floor of building A where you can see the Durham skyline, the Raleigh skyline, and the RDU airport control tower. We then went downstairs and talked to some more people in TA who showed us more projects and how they approach University Recruiting. I then went back with my host and helped her complete some more of the tasks on her to-do list and prepare for all of her interviews tomorrow. I enjoyed working in HR today and am excited to come back tomorrow.