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1. What is the best SAP Module to be selected?
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This is not something that the other people
would decide.
This is always the course
which you intend to spend your life time on the module.
You need to understand your core strengths, your domain
knowledge, your programming or technical skills if any.
If you listen others
words and choose
the module, then probably, you would
not be able
to justify it.
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2. I am late
30s or early 40s. Is SAP a right
career for me?
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Age may not be a constraint as long as you have right conviction and attitude to learn. But at the same you also need to consider the other constraints like your current salary. If you coming to simple reason
of money, then
it is not worth trying
into SAP. Learn passionately, then the growth
and opportunities follows.
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3. I am a Project Manager in other
Technologies, can I become SAP Consultant?
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Being a Project Manager
in other technologies, you must be already at high paying salary. Whereas, when it comes
to SAP Consultant roles, you must be a junior / consultant. The salary might not be that good.
Alternatively, you can try with few
modules of SAP and jump towards SAP Project / Programme Management.
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4. Is it good move for
me to shift
from Java to ABAP?
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There are number of people asked this question, is it good to shift from Java to ABAP.
It is very easy for people to learn ABAP, when they are good in Java. Furthermore, number of SAP Netweaver Technologies run on Java and ABAP technologies. Therefore, it is always advised to learn
ABAP alongside your Java.
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5. What is the best suggestion to learn
more SAP modules?
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Being a functional consultant, it is always
tend to learn
the other modules, however, your
core strength will
be in one module. To get a mastery in a module takes few years, therefore, you need to carefully plan whether learning a new module would really help you in your long term career. Otherwise, there
is no point in spending time learning a new module.
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6. Whether faking my CV would help me?
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Sorry guys, I still strongly reiterate more than
90% of the CVs in the market are either fake or exaggerated. Many CVs speak volumes, however,
the knowledge levels of the consultants are very poor. People may not accept
my 90% figures, still I stick to it. There are number
of people in my life asked this question, I would only
tell them, do NOT fake your
CVs, it would hunt
you forever. I also personally against
creating multiple CVs, you cannot
have different CVs for different Job.
Belive in single
CV concept.
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7. I am on a long career break, how
to handle this?
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This is always a difficult and challenging situation, as you are on the long career break due to birth to child, long hospitalisation or sabbatical leave etc.. The morale
is low as there
are already new
people and technologies in the market.
It may be difficult, but definitely not impossible. Refresh the subjects, try to learn new technologies in your field and start attending the interview, not much worry
about the results, you should be surely
there.
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8. How much money would I get?
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Money is the last thing that you should think in SAP. I know people talk a lot about money and salaries.
If you think Money as a priority in SAP, then you would not learn anything
out of it. SAP should give you enough
passion to
lead your life. I am privileged to meet and work with very few consultants who work tirelessly with lot of passion on SAP Technologies.
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9. Should I go for Permanent or Contracting roles?
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If you are in India, 99% of the people would go for permanent job. The1% left out opt is the people who do not get best jobs, opt for contracting. Whereas,
it is the other way around
in Western Countries. Contractors demand good rates,
because of their skills, ability
and knowledge. Whereas,
permanent people may get less salary, however, it has security. When it comes to Contracting, it has
good returns, but at the
same time high risk.
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10. What are the new technologies that I can go for?
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SAP is changing very fast. SAP is no longer
like 15 years
back, where only concentrated on OLTP systems. Now, they are doing amazing
things in OLAP systems. Sky is the
only limit
in this area.
HANA, BOBJ,
BPC, Mobile
Technologies etc. are many hottest skills in the module. But, please note directly jumping
into these areas is not that easy, it is good to have ECC / BI / ABAP
etc. experience.
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11. I am a Support Consultant? How would
I get Implementation experience?
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Particularly if you are in offshore, you hardly see any type of implementation exposure. Even in onshore locations also
the implementation projects are dried up. Some
of the upgrade / business re-engineering projects are going
on. You should always patiently wait to grab the
implementation projects. Irrespective
of the project type, always
concentrate on learning new things on a daily
basis.
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12. Completed few E2E Projects, still many grey areas?
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E2E Project would help you to understand the overall
life cycle of the Project. However, it does not mean that you are going
to master in all activities. SAP Program works at a high level and it may be required you need to be part of number of implementation
projects. It is also largely depends on how
complex projects that you have worked. Always E2E is an opportunity and try to grab as much as you can.
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13. Should I go for position or role?
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Being a contract consultant, you are always interested in role rather
than a position. Whereas permanent employee is always
interested in position, rather than a role.
The more challenging roles that you do, the more competitive you would
become. I personally do not much believe
in position, as it is not a permanent thing in life.
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14. What is the best way to change the
company?
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It is purely
depends on person and your loyalty. Money may not be always important, as long as company
works the same hard for your personal development as well. If the
company is not working
for your growth, then automatically, any individual start looking for other opportunities. Before changing any company
need to decide what is motivated to change the company – Money
/ facilities / training / growth
/ recognition etc.
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15. How to get the overseas SAP Job opportunities?
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Every country has its own requirements, some
countries welcome
the best talent
in the world,
and some countries are having very restrict market. You need to first
decide whether
to go overseas and working
in more challenging work environment. First need to decide which country
you intend to go and know the
immigration rules affect
your employment. Then find the sponsors
/ companies that could
help you in achieving your career
dreams.
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