This is a continuation from a previous post, you can read that here.
If you have done your research well then you know SAP has a number of modules—HR, FICO, CRM, PI, MM, SD, PP and many many more. You can break into SAP through here and from my experience it should be easier, ok maybe not easy given the competition but it's definitely a more rational approach.
To go this way, you should have some previous experience in the functional module you want to enter i.e. to get into SAP HR you should have worked in HR for some years, for logistics modules, get experience in that area which is shipping, cargo, goods movement etc. for SAP FICO get some experience in the finance sector like accounts, CA, MBA, BCOM degrees etc.
This way is probably out of the way for you if you are an engineering graduate in that case the best way is going through Java, SQL or some other developing career and then getting into SAP slowly inside your organization - make sure your organization works with SAP first, LOL! I covered more of that in the previous post.
Say even after this long warning you still want to go for an SAP course straight after your graduation. Maybe you think I'm just another frustrated loser who couldn't get a job and is now taking revenge against SAP and so my advice is not important or you feel you can make it or maybe the hiring trends change and now companies are dying fresh new SAP talent and are do hiring. I'd still keep following points in mind.
The official SAP certification course is just 25 days which is 9hours/day and trust those "SAP Authorized Partner" classes to finish it off in 17days. That whole exercise is boring, stupid and ridiculous and I like said before we'll get to it later. Coming back to our SAP Street, here SAP coaching goes on for a minimum of 3 months and if you have what it takes to run it a little fast track you can do it in two and a half.
So keeping in mind the first point about interviews my advice is attend some more courses and enhance your overall skill set rather than just doing SAP, and this is good risk management too and in the long run a very good investment. There are plenty to choose from: Java, SQL, PL/SQL, Android, DOT NET etc. Out of these Java will always help you as this clip shows how important Java is for our civilization to function. Also SAP has decided to incorporate more of Java into its package. SQL and PL/SQL are also hot skills to have and will only help.
I call it risk management because if in case you are having a hard time getting into SAP you always something to fall back on and an investment because these courses here will be cheaper than anywhere in the country and probably the rest of the world and its good time management too since you will here for 3 months for SAP anyway and in the same time you can pick up these skills too, plus it shines on your resume that you really believe in updating your skills.
This has been a problem for quite some years now I guess, people lying on their resumes claiming work experience in projects they never did. One guy I know who went for the SAP ABAP course at one coaching center in Ameerpet post his graduation took up a job as a lab assistant there post the course and after doing that for three years and simultaneously attending courses for SAP functional modules recently bagged a job which belongs to someone with 3 years experience in ABAP + Functional projects.
If you still not getting it, the idea is to just fill your resume with SAP experience for the number of years between your graduation and start of the SAP job search. Most people spend the gap studying and equipping themselves with foolproof SAP knowledge to crack the really tough interviews which someone with 3 years in SAP should expect.
It seems a large percentage of "experienced" SAP consultants are actually fake profiles, some people are saying up to 90% on some forums, and there's no way to gauge this and of course this harms the the people with actual experience and also lowers the opportunities for freshers by creating an artificial pool of "experienced" people in the market who then get interview calls and also eventually get hired that too with really good packages. Well, ain't honesty a bitch!
This is a little personal advice coming from the notes I used to study ABAP. EMAX is just another coaching class around SAP Street in Ameerpet and their notes includes 5 books Rs.500 for covering a good amount of ABAP stuff for beginners.
It doesn't cover Module Pool programming and WebDenPro (at least in the notes I got) maybe they will add that up. The notes include screen shots with demos like on SapTechnical.
I kept saying we will get to SAP's official certification but now this post has now become too long and I think the topic deserves an entire blog post of its own, so come back.
Non-Technical to SAP:
If you have done your research well then you know SAP has a number of modules—HR, FICO, CRM, PI, MM, SD, PP and many many more. You can break into SAP through here and from my experience it should be easier, ok maybe not easy given the competition but it's definitely a more rational approach.
To go this way, you should have some previous experience in the functional module you want to enter i.e. to get into SAP HR you should have worked in HR for some years, for logistics modules, get experience in that area which is shipping, cargo, goods movement etc. for SAP FICO get some experience in the finance sector like accounts, CA, MBA, BCOM degrees etc.
This way is probably out of the way for you if you are an engineering graduate in that case the best way is going through Java, SQL or some other developing career and then getting into SAP slowly inside your organization - make sure your organization works with SAP first, LOL! I covered more of that in the previous post.
Say even after this long warning you still want to go for an SAP course straight after your graduation. Maybe you think I'm just another frustrated loser who couldn't get a job and is now taking revenge against SAP and so my advice is not important or you feel you can make it or maybe the hiring trends change and now companies are dying fresh new SAP talent and are do hiring. I'd still keep following points in mind.
Do more than just SAP
The official SAP certification course is just 25 days which is 9hours/day and trust those "SAP Authorized Partner" classes to finish it off in 17days. That whole exercise is boring, stupid and ridiculous and I like said before we'll get to it later. Coming back to our SAP Street, here SAP coaching goes on for a minimum of 3 months and if you have what it takes to run it a little fast track you can do it in two and a half.
So keeping in mind the first point about interviews my advice is attend some more courses and enhance your overall skill set rather than just doing SAP, and this is good risk management too and in the long run a very good investment. There are plenty to choose from: Java, SQL, PL/SQL, Android, DOT NET etc. Out of these Java will always help you as this clip shows how important Java is for our civilization to function. Also SAP has decided to incorporate more of Java into its package. SQL and PL/SQL are also hot skills to have and will only help.
I call it risk management because if in case you are having a hard time getting into SAP you always something to fall back on and an investment because these courses here will be cheaper than anywhere in the country and probably the rest of the world and its good time management too since you will here for 3 months for SAP anyway and in the same time you can pick up these skills too, plus it shines on your resume that you really believe in updating your skills.
People faking experience
This has been a problem for quite some years now I guess, people lying on their resumes claiming work experience in projects they never did. One guy I know who went for the SAP ABAP course at one coaching center in Ameerpet post his graduation took up a job as a lab assistant there post the course and after doing that for three years and simultaneously attending courses for SAP functional modules recently bagged a job which belongs to someone with 3 years experience in ABAP + Functional projects.
If you still not getting it, the idea is to just fill your resume with SAP experience for the number of years between your graduation and start of the SAP job search. Most people spend the gap studying and equipping themselves with foolproof SAP knowledge to crack the really tough interviews which someone with 3 years in SAP should expect.
It seems a large percentage of "experienced" SAP consultants are actually fake profiles, some people are saying up to 90% on some forums, and there's no way to gauge this and of course this harms the the people with actual experience and also lowers the opportunities for freshers by creating an artificial pool of "experienced" people in the market who then get interview calls and also eventually get hired that too with really good packages. Well, ain't honesty a bitch!
Get EMAX notes
This is a little personal advice coming from the notes I used to study ABAP. EMAX is just another coaching class around SAP Street in Ameerpet and their notes includes 5 books Rs.500 for covering a good amount of ABAP stuff for beginners.
It doesn't cover Module Pool programming and WebDenPro (at least in the notes I got) maybe they will add that up. The notes include screen shots with demos like on SapTechnical.
I kept saying we will get to SAP's official certification but now this post has now become too long and I think the topic deserves an entire blog post of its own, so come back.
