Career decision

I have been working as a oracle forms developer with significant pl/sql development experience for the last three years. I have an opportunity to make a career move. I have two options at this juncture.
Job1> pl/sql developer for .net front end. C# is the front end language. I have no knowledge of C#, I will get a chance to learn C#.
Job2> Oracle forms developer in the retail sector. According to the development manager, I have a high chance to learn Java, JSP on the job, in the future.
I am trying to weigh my options.
I know that most mid-size companies that have forms as front end are making a shift to a different front end. It is extremely important for me to stay competitve in the job market.
I would like to use this post to request Oracle developers/ experienced professionals out there, to give me their valuable opinion.
Appreciated!

Hello, I think you would better to go to the second job.
Java and jsp is the technology ..
good luck

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Assist me in my critical career decision ...can u?

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move?
I did my bachelors in computer science and later my masters in Applied technologies(where i studied many management/marketing)
subjects with a touch of IT. I realized that business management is my field and though its late but its not still late
to reroute my career, before it goes too late. I have no professional work experience. I wanted to do MBA but my peers
suggested me that i will waist my previous qualification and i should pursue my career in SAP. i studied abt it. Now though,
my background is related to IT. but i dont want my career in development and stuff. Is it right decision to switch to SAP
instead of MBA at this point of my career(hopefully, in future i will pursue my MBA).
And which module suits me considering my background and preference? and Will spending $2400 for the certification promises me
a good job start (with no professional experience in hand).
I'll appreciate sincere and detail replies.
BR

hi,
You have a good IT background and combined with the management subjects you have studied it makes a very good ground for you to step in the world of SAP as a functional consultant.
Certification definitly helps in getting a job and also diffrentiates you from the rest of the crowd.
I wont suggest doing an MBA and then entering in to SAP, to become a good SAP consultant you need work experience and (Either functional or technical) and certification, which you will have to do even if you are an MBA.
So go directly into the sudy mode, choose a functional module according to your preference which could be any od the modules, like MM, SD, FICO......and then you can proceed with certiifcation.
With no work experience certification will help you in getting you in a good job. And SAP is HOT these days....so get the most of it...right away.....!!!!!
Happy studying,
Hope this is helpful, Do reward.

Need suggestion on making career decision

Dear Friends,
Problem Background : Want to make the most of my previous SAP Technical Experience and work in a marketing role.
Experience/Qualification:
Bachelor of Technology (Computer Science)
4.5 years of experience in SAP ABAP HCM
MBA in Marketing Management (Just Completed)
Problem : Not sure whether this combination(SAP+Marketing) make sense? If it does, what kind of role should I be looking for and in which firms?
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Thanks,
Kunal.
Edited by: kishan P on Feb 21, 2012 2:30 AM

Hi Kunal,
If you want to continue with the SAP ABAP HCM experience and wants to be in technical field itself, then your
MBA specialization as such doesn't help you, but of course it gives you an edge compared to others.
If you are very good at HCM domain, probably you can move on to the functional side of HCM.
If you are very good at marketing, you can probably get in to the SAP Presales team where you can make use
of your technical expertise very well.
Regards,
Leon

Help me to make a career decision

Hi All ,
I am a ABAPER with 4 Years experience. I am interested in SAP functional.
Few months ago I completed my certification in SAP FI ECC 6.0 When in my organization i asked for functional work they said only people with Accouting background can be given a chance.
As i had no such live experience in FI functional i tried to jump to another organization in ABAP. In the new org. they have put me in a SD project. I am not sure if in near future i will get opportunity to waork in sap FI project.
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Some of my friends suggested me to Jump to another organisation and try my luck.
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The easiest way would be to approach you present company about your aspiration and ask them to staff you in any FI project as a shadow consultant or as a junior team member. This is better than applying as a FI consultant in another company because most likely you'll not be preferred if you apply now. Once you are staffed you can spend 1-2 yrs to stabilise and learn FI. An accounting course will definitely help you to get the basics right in that domain.
Also, you'll have to get to know the overall processes including other departments in a full cycle (like P2P, OTC) and understand their relationship and impact with Accounting. This is a long process but definitely possible, though in this course, it is imperative that you'll lose all your ABAP experience. You can consider if you are OK to start as an SAP fresher again.
Alternatively, you can look at modules like BI Reporting, BCS etc, which are closely tied with FI but require a lot of technical expertise. Your ABAP experience will certainly come handy if you get to work in those domains and your FI certification will be an Asset. Also, these domains do not require you to know indepth Accounting. Due to the size and complexity, you'll most likely be accompanied by fellow FI consultants so that you wont feel you are a stranger when you get in.
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I have a typical hierarchical table, here's an example below;
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( select deptno,max(sal) max_sal
from scott.emp e
group by deptno
) t2
where t1.deptno=t2.deptno
and t1.sal<t2.max_sal
order by t1.deptno asc,sal desc
) t
group by t.deptno
order by t.deptno
) t22
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Who says Oracle Warehouse Builder is a leader in ETL?

... the analyst firm Gartner does!
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Open Source Flash Streaming server software:
red5

douglask1,
> Why would they pay up to $4.500.00 per server to use
Flash
> when they can do it for free using Quicktime or Windows?
If QuickTime and Microsoft do offer free streaming software,
and if
streaming is the true deal-breaker (not ubiquity of plug-in
or, say,
interactivity with traditional Flash animation), then I
imagine Adobe would
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That's the
volatile beauty of a free market.
> Earlier, refering to YouTube going to Quicktime you said
"It's
> already going in a major direction. I would see that as
a major
> 'change' in direction. ;)". Well they are and I would
bet they go
> to streaming -vs- progressive.
If your bet is right, I suspect we'll all see a big change,
agreed.
Time will tell.
> I would further argue that the success of Flash is
because of the
> progressive downloads which are great for short clips.
It's been great for long clips, too. I personally think much
of the
success is also due to the "one stop shop" nature of Flash
video: no need
for more than one plug-in. In addition, Flash offers keyed
alpha that,
while supported in the other video platforms, doesn't seem to
be supported
in their web implementations. (I could easily be wrong in
that assessment;
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transparent or
semi-transparent areas blended into the page in an apparently
non-rectangular way. I haven't seen QuickTime or WMV files
rotated or
skewed, either.)
> If one is interested in longer animations or videos
progressive
> severly restricts the amount a viewer can use the
controls to scroll
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section
Yes, that's a weakness of progressive download.
> Progressive also allows for one to stop the video and
grab (steal)
> content.
Agreed, that's arguably another weakness.
> And, yes, server software is not cheep but Apache is
free.
> One could set up a server using Apache and Darwin, both
free,
> and stream Quicktime.
Yes, and many do. Curiously, major motion picture studios
seem to be
leaning more on Flash, in spite this free approach. (That may
change, as
you've suggested, but it's interesting to me that Flash has
taken so much
market share in light of free alternatives. That suggests to
me it's about
more than just streaming.)
> Flash is great! I love it! Don't take me wrong.
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either. I
just don't see how this sort of speculation is useful on a
tech support
forum.
> For anyone that wants/needs to use streaming Flash, in
my opinion,
> has priced themselves out of the market.
That clearly cannot be, or there wouldn't be such a heavy
Flash video
market. Again, if your suspicions are are correct, that may
change, but in
the mean time, Flash video is enjoying a strong presence on
the Web,
streaming and not.
> I guess you could use Flash and convert the videos to
Quicktime
> but how long do you think before good old Steve Jobs and
his
> team have a new version of Quicktime to compete with
Flash CS3?
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analogous
tools. Comparing those is like comparing apples to plum
pudding. Yes,
QuickTime content is programmable -- I've seen some really
neat examples
over the years -- but people barely seem to use it for that.
Practically
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somewhat
programmable, but people mainly use PDFs for "plain old"
readable documents.
Who knows why? Meanwhile, Flash content (clearly the heavy
lifter by
comparison, programming-wise) is being use all over the
place. I honestly
can't think of a more versatile platform: illlustrations,
cartoons,
PowerPoint-like presentations, MP3 players, games,
multiplayer games,
television output, Web applications ... and yes, Web video
output. All from
a single plug-in. That sometimes blows my mind (in a good
way).
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depending on how
things fall out, might make for some careful decision making
on the part of
numerous designer/developers (and the various companies
discussed). Who
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Things change.
Change is good. :)
David Stiller
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Dev blog,
http://www.quip.net/blog/
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Need advise on SQL,plsql developer career and future

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Intially, I was an ABAPer with exposure to Business Workflow.
Then, i moved to ChaRM in solman.
I have 3 yrs of experience in Change Managment in Solution Manager.
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I have more than 5 years of experience of sales and business management in automotive industry. At the same time I have worked on or used SAP as a business user for these 5 years.
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Some of the agencies (AtoS and some others) I have got in touch with to discuss this certification have suggested doing SAP SD or MM certification, keeping my experience in view. If I do it what is your guess how soon I could find a job with this certification.
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I am trying to reply all the bullets in your post one by one.
Some of the agencies (AtoS and some others) I have got in touch with to discuss this certification have suggested doing SAP SD or MM certification, keeping my experience in view. If I do it what is your guess how soon I could find a job with this certification.
for training and certification you can go to any SAP authorized institute , you can find many depends upon which country you are presently staying.
What kind of salary will I be able to attract if I do get a job. Currently I am getting good salary by auto industry standards (around $15K). As per the information I have got the starting salaries in these roles are some times less than half of what I am getting now.
if you are already at $15K (1,50,000 US Dollar if i correctly understand) then you are earning much higer then a SAP consultant having a decade experience in SAP. Better look for management job. If salary is the criteria.
Finally how fast is the growth in this industry? Let us say I do the certification spend some $500 and join a company with salary less than half of my current. After doing this, as per your experience how soon will I be able to reach or exceed the salary I would have been getting otherwise (assume I perform fairly well in my SAP role ;-).
refer the above one
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Thanks
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Hi Friends,
I have a requirement to reset usage decision by creating a customer funtion button in tcode QA12 and reverse the posting quantity from restricted area to to be posted area.
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Career prospects in SAP SD

Hi, after a long and tiring career of around 12 years in teaching as associate professor, I'm thinking of taking up more challenging careers in industry. I'm considering doing SAP SD and I'm worried about career prospects. Would anyone advise me if I'm correct in this kind of thinking...i.e., doing SAP at this age and time, would it be like risking or OK for me to move ahead? What things should I keep in mind in selection of course, institute etc for doing SAP. Pl. advise keeping my profile in picture.

Hi Sandeep,
I would like to give you some brief of SAP job market in India. It will help you to do further analysis and take a decision.
For a job as an SAP SD consultant, the requirments are 2 yrs(minimum) of domain (sales) experience and some good (may be 3 yrs of hands on with SAP SD.
The domain exp part is not important if you are applying as a fresher (the fresher needs to be SAP certified , else no chance in India)
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Need a help / advice & guidance whether to switch on my Career in SAP-PM from core industries after spending my 09 years of experience in Core field that to in Maintenance.

Hello Adviser /expert,
Need a help / advice & guidance whether to switch on my Career in SAP-PM from core industries after spending my 09 years of experience in Core field that to in Maintenance.
As now i m thinking to do SAP-PM certified course from authorized SAP partner in India that to Pune.
So any one can suggest authorized SAP partner in India that to Pune.
My introduction (About myself): - I had done my Diploma in Mechanical and had total 09 years of experience in Mechanical Maintenance field that to in different manufacturing company such as Steel, Auto Ancillary & Cotton plant.
Whether its right decision to change my career from Core sector to SAP-PM..??
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Ravindra,
SAP PM is very niche Module, very in demand module, at the same time, being niche, getting into it and getting 1 implementation is also difficult.
your decision of joining SAP authorized training is the best option, as a certified consultant, you have more chances to get a break as fresher and you can continue working on it, else it would waste of your intellectual energy.
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