Starting my career in SAP

Hi everyone,
I've just started my career as SAP Business Analyst, and I'm a fresh graduate (Sales and Distribution - SD). I believe learning is a continuous process and find this forum a great place to socialize and learn from fellow SAP professionals.
I would appreciate if anyone could navigate me to a forum section that has discussion related to my area.
That's all from me, have a great day!

Welcome to SCN.
Though am not a SD consultant. Here it is
Vikranth

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Starting a career in SAP

Hi friends
I am student from networking background with CCNA certification, but now I would like to choose my career in SAP.
I haven't got any idea where to start with and which version of SAP suits to my technical background.
Could any one of u please suggest me the best possible first step.

Hi !
Suitability-wise, the people from technical areas are generally recommended for SAP Basis, ABAP and Java based on previous background. Though there isn't anything directly suitable for you. SAP Basis (SAP System Administration) may be the right choice for you.
And about the starting point, there is no direct answer. Entering into an SAP career by choice is really difficult. There was a time in late 90s when you could expect to get 100% placement after doing a certification course. The time has changed now and the SAP market is very competitive. The demand for the SAP consultants is increasing and the industry needs good consultants but for the experienced and specialized who can help them to achieve their goals. The experts differ on how you should approach the problem of launching yourself into an SAP career. There is a lot of debate about the worthiness of SAP certification and believe me nobody can give you a straightforward answer. After weighing the pros and cons only you can make this choice. You can go through this educational resource which will shed some light on these doubts so that you can make an informed choice : http://www.best-career-guide-for-erp.com/sdn
Regards.

Req suggestion to start up Career for SAP consultant

Hi all,
Can u suggest me how can I start up my career as SAP Consultant in SD or WMS, I have 7 + years of Experience in Both the modules as End user now I want to start up my career as consultant... Can u plp guide me how to Start up and what are required for the same?

Hello Surender,
It good that you have chosen a path to be an SAP Consultant.
As a end user for more than 7 years, you will be familiar with business process and with SAP technicalities too.
So, you can go ahead and give certification exam. If you feel you need a training before giving certification, You can have a formal training in SAP authorized education partner and then apply for certification.
While going through this, i wish to tell you some things which a person should keep in mind while going for certification.
Kindly do Remember, SAP Certification is not a Job Guarantee Program. Certification may add a value to it if you possess enough domain knowledge.
Companies Need Consultants who have good experience and knowledge in Business scenarios.
So, if you are good with Business process and have a valid SAP certification, then it will be easy for you to crack the interviews and get a break in your consulting career.
Regarding to your question about which module to choose SD or WMS, It is up to you to choose a module, Learn and Excel in that.There is no standard answer for choosing a module.
I would suggest you to choose a module in which you know the business process more.
All the best for your SAP Consulting career.
Vishnu...

How to start a career in SAP

Hi guys,
I wanted to know the best way to look for a startup SAP job.
I have alot of experience using SAP, it runs in my family and it is something that has always interested me. However, after spending hours looking for suitable jobs nearly all listed require at least 2 years config experience and 1 full life cycle. So where do people start?
I have been looking for SAP trainee and junior jobs but there seems to be nothing available.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
James
Edited by: James Whitworth on Nov 7, 2008 12:40 PM

<brainstorm>
One possible way is to find yourself a few customers who cannot show more FTE's on their payroll but still have some (ongoing) dough left on project accounts which for some reason cannot be finally signed off... and they need silent low-noise-profile high-end-experienced support for existing systems which they cannot upgrade and need to wait for an opportunity (another project budget) to consolidate them into a bigger one...
You need to stay close to your mobile phone and would need to invest in a laptop... but whether you are at home, at work in the garden, or on the beach should not matter much...
Does that sound more optimistic than a beer? I think a beer is more sustainable, because the airport barman will not let you down if you ask for a second beer...
Enjoy the weekend,
Julius
ps: I think you have hijacked someone else's thread, unless he doesn't mind the additional aspect.

Help me to start a career in SAP

Hello everyone,
I am very new to SAP and my long term goal is to study SAP and start my carrier right from their
can any one please tell me which SAP module will suit me or which one has a carrier growth high compared to other module based on my experience criteria
My professional experience:
Overall experience 2 years.
Area of experience:
CMS developer& CMS component developer (PHP) -- 6 months
SEO analyst and sales analyst -- 1year and 6 months
currently working as a SEO manager
does SAP(S&D) suits me or any other and also i have a good technical background too (Currently studying PL/ SQL & unix)
Please some one help me out with this
Thanks in ADVANCE
Crazy

Hello otto,
Thanks for your valuable suggestion
Thanks
Crazy
Edited by: crazymatts on Jun 16, 2010 11:52 AM

Should I START a Career in SAP???

Hi Guys...
I am a seasoned professional with 1 year Exp in Automobile as a Dealer Development Executive and 5 years of Cross Functional Experience (from Campus Placements, Market Ops and Sales) in Telecom.
I wish to change my industry for better prospective.....
Request you to guide me.

Your profile seems to match with SD module,
you need to take risk to enter into SAP, since, now the market is not so good for SD module.
but learn the module
Thanks
SKKS

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

Planning on starting career in SAP - Advice

My name is Srikanth and I am from UK. I am planning to start my career in SAP. My background is in Microsoft Tech (VB6, ASP, ASP.Net, C#, VB.Net, SQL Server, Databases, Web services and Portals) .
I have 9yrs of experience in developing legacy systems such as portals for telecoms, foreign exchange, marketing, health care etc.,
I have no prior knowledge of SAP. Reason for choosing is opportunities in SAP seems to be steady all the times.
At the moment I still have a job but I am seriously considering moving my career towards SAP.
With Microsoft Tech background , 9 Yrs of experience in developing portals , applications and no prior knowledge of SAP where do I start or what to choose in SAP ?
Please help or advice.
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Edited by: Julius Bussche on Apr 8, 2009 11:09 AM

Until now what all I hear from others, not necessarily
   in this forum is one should have strong functional
   background to learn functional modules like
     (HR, FICO, and MM etc)
What you heard is absolutely correct !!!!!!!
I have seen many people jumping into SAP without the respective domain knowledge and suffered a lot in their career.
If you are very particular and interested to concentrate on any modules you listed, what I would suggest is that search a friend who have the domain experience in that field, learn from them all basic process so that you can try in SAP on your own. Straightaway, you cannot learn modules like MM, SD, FICO if you dont have any domain experience. Sorry to say this but since I have seen many friends as like what you had expressed and later suffered a lot, thought of cautioning you.
thanks
G. Lakshmipathi

Career in SAP with no proir experience in ERP

Hello everybody,
I am BS(Computer science) with 2 years of software development experience in J2EE. Although I do not have any experience with ERP or CRM or Supply Chain Management but whenever I heard people talking about ERP & CRM I really get excited.
So I have decided to move my career towards SAP. Furthermore, I am in Pakistan & Siemens offers some SAP certifications which are :
<a href="http://www.siemens.com/index.jsp?sdc_p=c135fi1175331lmno1397033pst15uz3&sdc_sid=8060024212&">http://www.siemens.com/index.jsp?sdc_p=c135fi1175331lmno1397033pst15uz3&sdc_sid=8060024212&</a>
After some initial research I found out that SAP in Pakistan is adopted by Manufacturing industry therefore I believe that Siemens Pakistan would be good in ERP- SD training than any other SAP CRM or anything like that.
What do you recommend that how do I start my career in SAP? Either as functional i.e.ERP-SD or technical i.e. Netweaver or ABAP.
Waiting for your helpful answers.
Regards,
Hashir Ahmed

Many thanks Sai & Vinay.
Yes my experience is with J2EE but I'm ready to let go that.
Furthermore, I am more interested in functional role besides that I am not impatient nor looking for an easy route, Netweaver would be easier for me but do you see some one like me obtaining a good position in ERP-SD with on job training(after certification)?
Furthermore, what is exactly the role of person with Netweaver knowledge? Can I move from Netweaver to functional role if I even start from Netweaver & doing so would benefit me?
Regards,
Hashir Ahmed

Regarding My Career on SAP

Hi Experts,
I Have Small Doubt About SAP Career.
Presently I am Working in JAVA J2EE Since 2 Years.
Now I Want To Shift My Career in to SAP side.
So Please Suggest me To Divert my JAVA Career in to SAP.
Which Module is Suitable for me to Start My Career in SAP Side.
I am Awaiting for Your Valuable Answers
Regards
Babu

HI Babu
Welcome to the SAP World.
Moving from Java Career to SAP, it is a tough decision.
In which side you are looking...
1. technical
2. functional
3. Administration.
I think for functional and administration, your java knowledge is not useful. You need some functional knowledge like sales, material management etc....
If you are looking at Technical means, we have
1 .If you are confident in Java then EP is the good choice.
2. Also there are some good openings on both EP and Dynpros.
3. If you are good in core java and XI is the choice. For XI, any progrmming knowledge with oops concepts is required. If you know well about Java, then it will be an added advantage..
Choose the Best you want
Cheers..
Vasu
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How to start career in SAP MM domain

Hello Veterans,
Need your advise..!
I, shivakumar completed BBM in 2007 and have done MBA (marketing) thru open univeristy while working in MNC.
I have total 3.8 year domain work experience (worked in order Mgt & supply chain mgt & BPO) and currently working for Hewlett packard as a Process associate.
i also well trained for SAP MM module with my own interest & love to start my career in that.
But i can see there are no much opening for SAP MM freshers with domain exp.
Could you please advise that how can i go through for job in SAP?
Hope i expect some of your experience those can may help me!
Thank you very much for considering & advising me.
Best Regards,
Shivakumar

Hi,
Thank you very much for your kind reply.
Could you suggest me how to get certified in SAP MM? Is this through Online or offline.
Thank you again for your information
Best Regards,
Shivakumar

How to enroll my career into SAP

heya,
i am new bee into SAP.
i am Mahipal from Gujarat, INDIA.
i did my B.E in Computer Science, then after i completed my MBA(IT) two years.
now i want to pursue my career in SAP implementation.
so, can any one guide me, how to start with it?
and which module i should choose?

Hi Mahipal,
Great to hear about your interest in SAP.
Please let me share a few great resources with you.
SAP HANA Academy - this is the best place to start up with the latest offering/ innovation by SAP. Loaded with videos, tutorials, use cases and more
http://www.saphana.com/community/implement/hana-academy
Next you can visit this website www.traning.sap.com where you will be able to see the schedule of trainings in India for 2013. With regards with the module to choose - this is something you must decide depending on your specialization, industry experience and interest.
I will shortly send you an email about StudentCouncil@UA which is a gourp/ community of students in India who are interested in SAP. The purpose of the SAP Student Council is to facilitate mutual exchange between students and SAP, to give students the opportunity to influence and to offer an additional means for SAP to listen to students and find out about their proposals and interests.
Regards
Chiranjeev

CAreer in SAP BASIS comaprision with SAP GRC/Security

Hi Everyone,
I am an SAP BASIS consultant with 2 years of experience working in a MNC company,
I want to change my career to SAP GRC/SAP Security, i have some basic knowledge on SAP Security,
COuld you please advice me, which one to choose,?
Does SAP GRC/Security has demand , and can we get oportunities to work abroad compared to SAP BASIS ?
which one has more scope SAP BASIS or SAP Security/GRC ?
Because in BASIS, i am not getting enough scope to work on some good things like Installation, upgrades, Migration,
i am doing a very basic kind of work like tranports, job scheduling, monitoring, and other small activities ?
So request you people to advice me ?
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regards
Rakesh Rao
Message was edited by: Juan Reyes

Hi Rakesh
I saw your post in GRC and was waiting of it to appear here
First up - 2 years is still junior. You may find batch jobs, transports, monitoring, etc all mundane but it is a foundation and learning ground work and foundations to being a good Basis Administration. And one things for sure, an awesome basic (I name my best-techy-friend) makes a huge difference on project timelines and deliverables for the rest of us.
Installation and Upgrades come with time. Whilst still performing junior tasks you could focus on reading up on approaches in case an opportunity in your job comes us and be prepared to prove to your management that you are ready for a bigger responsibility.
Switching to GRC/Security would be pointless unless you have a desire to learn GRC or Security. These are my background and they are undervalued until things go wrong (insurance policy in a way).
If you do switch you will reset your 2 years of domain experience back to 0 and you will start off with password resets and basic user administration
It takes time to work through the ranks. It was 3 years before I got to build my first role. I spent my first few years in security on email chasing approvals, password resets, user account creation, running reports for audit - sounds familiar to what you are doing now?
You have to master the basics before you are trusted and ready for the more complex activities. By knowing what you are doing now you will be more successful when the time comes to step up and do migrations, upgrades and installations. Support production by mastering you technical analysis skills is how you can break through being a fresher/junior
Regards
Colleen
Ps - if your motivation is more than "good things" happy to answer questions specific to security and GRC.
Also, boring doesn't mean it can't get interesting nor does it mean it's a worthless activity: SPAU transport imported before patching!!
Message was edited by: Colleen Lee
Added link for when transports go bad

Career in SAP after 42 Years

Dear Experts,
I'm in a dilemma over entering into domain of SAP at 42 years age.
I'm a BCom Degree holder working in a IT company in Finance Department having 10 years of experience in Finance only. I am in AP Function. I am now 42 years planning to change my career to SAP as a Consultant
Is this a right decision at this age.
Can anyone please guide me through the various options available in SAP finance and the career prospects
Thanks in advance!
PK

PK,
In SAP FI probably there is a chance of getting into the role of a consultant; getting a job and flourishing (saying on the basis of your strong domain experience).
But in general, 40+ it is an uphill to start a Functional career, office dynamics, age and ego clashes etc. etc. have made many experienced people leave SAP and return back to domain.
If you desire is strong and will persevere, then by all means go for it.

Career in SAP Healthcare

Hi
I have 7 years of IT experience with 3+ year in healthcare. Currently I am working for NHS-National Healthcare Services u2013UK.
I have functional & domain experience of healthcare but not in SAP. I do not have any healthcare certification. My core skill is in Microsoft (web base technology and data base). I am interested to build my career in SAP healthcare.
Can I start my career in SP healthcare without SAP knowledge ? Where I can find SAP healthcare job ?
I appreciate your advice in this regards.

SAP Patient Management is truly a global solution, of course the country-specifics (e.g. billing rules or other legal requirements) are covered in what we call country-versions which can be activated through configuration settings. My [blog|https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/weblogs?blog=/pub/wlg/6329] gives you some more details on the countries as well a [sample list of our world wide customers|http://www.sap.com/industries/healthcare/customersuccess/customerreference.epx].
I am very positive on the future outlook for SAP for Healthcare )

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