New to Materials Management / Warehouse Management?

Question

Hi All
I am very new to SDN and also very new to SAP -MM.      I have 2 specific questions.
Q1.  What is the level of expectations from the employer ( some of you may be 
        very experienced and sitting in the interview panel ) on a newly certified MM
        Consultant ?
     For example,
     a.  Do they expect the newly hired to know various steps to actually how to
          configure the system  or they want you to know the basics ?   In my
          opinion, it is impossible for one to know and have confidence within 3/4 
          months course completion and certification since SAP is an ocean.
     b.  Do they want you to work and learn as a team and implement as a team ?
Q2.    Is there any short cut way to go the initial thread on any topic ( I may be
          asking like a fool as I am supposed to have done more research.  Guys, I
          need help to learn faster ).
Any direction will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks & Regards
Jay

Answer 1

Hi Jaydip
it depends where you are right now
if you are in USA and other countries outside of India (i may be wrong- Gurus please correct me if am wrong), usually they will not hire freshers unless you have some work experience or you must be citizen or green card holder.
usually it will help you because you have MM certification.
Usually in interview they do check for 3 major factors.
- your functional and technical knowledge
- your business understanding and expertise
- your communication skills and dedication etc
again this is not a hard and fast rule, but varies from employer to others
and for your questions it depends on whether you are applying for a entry level position or senior level position and whether it is full cycle implementation or production support where it can be more hectic
if you are hired as other than entry level position, basically you will have to handle the entire project usually under the guidance of your module team lead , you need to do all that is mentioned in ASAP methodology starting from gathering requirements - blueprinting, customizing and testing and training the users also
sometimes if the team size if big, your role will be restricted to few tasks assigned to you and you can get a chance to learn
also if you learn quickly and deliver the tasks assigned to you quickly and efficiently, it will help you succeed
good luck to you jay and the gurus can help you if you need help
please reward points to me if you find it helpful
regards