How to start a career path in Sap

Hi, i need advice in selecting Sap career path. I am a Eng.(ECE) degree holder(2005). I have 2+ years of experience in Development(Java). I am not working for the 5 Years. I want to start my career on SAP. Would anyone please advice me for selecting a SAP module and where to start?
Please advice me in this
Thank you
Dhivya

Hi Dhivya,
I saw your post and thought of responding you, it might be late but still I am replying to your query.
You should take sometime in exploring the different modules available in SAP and the modules currently high in demand. This will help you in taking a module to start learning/training.
The most important thing to keep in mind while taking a module to proceed is the job opportunity and your interest in that area.
Thank you,
Nagarajan Viswanathan

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<brainstorm>
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It is you to decide whether you should opt for technical or the functional expertise based on your qualifications and interest areas. As you are the best judge of your own skills!!
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I appreciate the length and detail of your post. I struggle answering questions from folks who give too little info. It's refreshing to have too much info for a change.
I'll summarize your post and give suggestions:
You have very strong end user experience, almost bordering on support level SD knowledge. You have experience with the way that at least one company implemented SAP SD but don't have many years of experience with different approaches, so you can't pitch yourself as someone who's "been-there, done-that" outside of the SD world and you can't bill yourself as having SD functional knowledge to the extend that you could be a consultant for SAP SD. (See FAQ: Different Career Paths in SAP for descriptions of different traditional SAP career paths.)
You've moved to Southern California, which is chock full of companies using SAP, by the way, and you're having a hard time finding the right job. Your education is probably going to be problematic at this point. Most SAP related jobs require a Bachelor's Degree at a minimum. Definitely keep on going with your degree. I don't know where you're doing your associate's degree, but you might want to look in to Cal State Fullerton, which has an *excellent* SAP focused business degree program. (http://business.fullerton.edu/).
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I am on the way to enter in the new world - SAP as a fresher.
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