Jobs in the SAP consulting are in great demand, but also consultants are sought. Therefore, not only leads a straight path through a computer science or economic computer science studies in the SAP consulting. Other career paths are quite possible and after a few years, the salary of a lateral hire usually not more different.
In the SAP
consulting is placed apparently worth less on titles, training or certificates,
as one
might assume maybe. Nevertheless, newcomers must meet certain
requirements to be considered for this challenging job in question.
About 90 percent
of those who go to the SAP consulting directly after graduation, are business
data, economists, scientists or graduates of a technical course. Typically,
these "direct hire" a master or diploma. The bachelor's degree, there
is a lack of recognition as before, says Dr. Thomas Beaver, managing director
specializing in SAP HR consulting positions Beaver & Associates.
With a Ph.D.
from but however the newcomers to the profession can hardly score: He let the
young talent in comparison to other applicants usually look only older, white
beaver. Only those who actually plan to rise to the top echelons of the
company, have the doctor or MBA a small advantage.
"SAP career
changers" often have an academic education in all other subjects through -
for example, law, humanities or theology.
Academics and
non-academics
Even
non-graduates have a good chance, for example, after training in business or
computer science-related professions. Only when, years later, comes to
leadership positions, provides an academic education again an advantage over
the education profession. "Most important is that you have both IT
know-how and business expertise," beaver summarizes the necessary skills
together. "A lot of successful career changers had gathered professional
experience in one of these two fields and brought interest and understanding of
the other field."
This is also
true thickness Silvia; spokeswoman for the SAP consulting company itelligence’s
consistent. The NTT Data's daughter makes conscious use of "cross-Einstein
pus" to fill vacant positions in consulting. Itelligence is especially
academics who bring a punt SME Focus, an industry know well, or during the
study - have set the theme apart SAP - SAP about a bill or an internship. And
project experience or generally "good Softsiklls" would improve the
chances of the candidates.
"We have
very good experience with career changers," says thickness together. For
SAP consultants would "count up not only one and one, but it's also a lot
about giving things or to take information together." Generally
itelligence put a "high problem-solving skills" forward.
Beaver sees the
preparation of lateral hires into positions in controlling, sales or inventory
management. So it's either business knowledge, or work as a webshop or network
administrator or programmer, demonstrating profound IT knowledge.
A good
preparation is also to seek to continue their education from the enterprise to
an SAP consultant in a SAP implementation. Also, the employment agency pays an
occasional SAP certification and some workers get paid as part of a process of
outplacement her former employer. Courses with SAP certifications are organized
both from Walldorf Group itself and by various training providers.
Learning by
Earing better than any training
The
certification is by no means mandatory for a career as an SAP consultant:
"Employers prefer the Learning-on-the-job, so the practical activities in
the SAP project, each training experience before," said Beaver. It comes
from that aspiring SAP consultants Job Offer turn down to lead the once begun,
and finally, too expensive education to end. But opportunities do not come back
at will: "If offers a chance to get the first solid SAP point, you have a
new or newcomers access," warn recruiters.
In general, the
new employer can be a fact that the applicants the first SAP training ended
before he starts the new job. Should an employer refuse the, it's the lesser of
two evils, cancel the training. For the first position as a SAP consultant is
always the hardest to find.
The first
applications for the position of SAP one should necessarily begin before
completion of certification or training. Application processes in an SAP
environment often take two to three months. In addition, the phase comes
between contract signature and starting work.
Who gets going
late, risked an unpleasant and unnecessary gap in the resume. But it can get
worse: Anyone have spent several months as a freelancer or coaches, other
certifications purpose or even for some time working in non-SAP jobs, has
almost gambled away his chances of a long-term perspective with a permanent
position as an SAP consultant . Read such a resume HR as a failed entry into a
booming industry. "Here you have to be a candidate then quickly put up the
question of why you find a position as an SAP consultant, but where SAP
consultants are sought everywhere," said Beaver.
Who does not
have the good fortune that the former employer forms, can also take lateral
entry in the SAP consulting into their own hands. Beaver recommends for this
purpose unsolicited applications for small and medium SAP consulting companies.
These companies currently have a strong personal needs, they often can not
meet.
Therefore, many
consulting firms are willing an ambitious SAP Junior Consultant to give him a
chance to train and also to some extent or to incorporate. "SAP consulting
company," said Thomas Beaver, "have on the SAP job market, the
function of trainers. Consulting firms are often more accommodating than SAP
end users for applicants, not entirely meet the requirements, also. "
Important
prerequisites for the SAP job are knowledge of English, good work references
and a clear resume. Willingness to travel is in an SAP consulting firm
indispensable anyway. SAP newbies should be open for at least two to three years
of consulting with extensive travel activity, that is three to five working
days per week. The labor-intensive and time travel is worth the long term and
is a professional life, a very good reference.
Indispensable to
endure in the first place, even under difficult working conditions, because
many changer in the SAP environment to be seen is very critical. SAP projects
often take several months in some cases even years. And even an experienced SAP
consultants in the new job usually requires six to twelve months until it is
fully incorporated and mastered the new environment.
However, entry
is made, the doors are candidates for an exciting SAP career open.
If you look
around for the "formative years" in the labor market, which offer
highly attractive for further development paths. Solid project experience and
capabilities remain more important for the progress in the SAP career than any
title or any certification. Beaver: "The move to the second position SAP
is much easier. With a little luck, a candidate may then already choose between
various attractive contract offers. "
But who is
already established in the job can not help but to constantly develop further
explained thickness. The SAP world since subject, especially in recent times, a
considerable momentum. Therefore, SAP consultants would have to keep constantly
up to date. For example, itelligence also translate heavily on internal
training.
This strong
change on the product page may sometimes be the reason that "the
differences in salary and career options for SAP consultants alike, regardless
of the training pathway, after three to five years, adjust project
experience," as Thomas Beaver explained. Itelligence today derives about a
doctor of mathematics the division "advice".
