SAP job seeker's guide

Trying to land an SAP job? You have come to the right place. This SearchSAP.com guide gathers all the best information from across the Web to help you land that dream developer job, that blissful Basis position, that crème de la crème consulting role ... well, you get the idea. Check out our expert advice, resources, articles and online learning tools designed to get you ahead in your job search and make you a valuable commodity in today's competitive job market.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS    Ready to join the SAP community? Here's some advice    Researching    Applying    Interviewing    Networking    Certification   Consulting   Outsourcing questions   Books/discussions/other resources    More Learning Guides "There is no one right way to break into SAP. You need to remember that the key to getting a foothold into the SAP world is not through training courses, but through hands-on project experience. I recommend two practical things: Head towards the area of SAP that is most relevant to your current skills, and review the SAP job openings you see online and compare them with your current skills. My approach to breaking into SAP is not to take the sexiest course you can find, but to carefully map your current skills into SAP and fill in the blanks." -- Jon Reed   Ready to join the SAP community? Here's some advice...  Return to Table of Contents

You'll find even more expert advice on careers and certification in our Ask the Expert section. If you're looking for personal advice, send in a question to our resident expert Jon Reed.

• FAQ: Careers/certification (SearchSAP.com)


• Is SAP right for me? (SearchSAP.com)


• The best career path (SearchSAP.com)


• The right career path (SearchSAP.com)


• Breaking into SAP (SearchSAP.com)


• More trouble breaking into SAP (SearchSAP.com)


• Unable to break into SAP despite certification and industry experience (SearchSAP.com)


• Waiting out the job market (SearchSAP.com)


• College grad seeking a job in SAP (SearchSAP.com)


• Masters in Info. Management -- now what? (SearchSAP.com)


• Young developer choosing between ABAP and .NET (SearchSAP.com)


• New grad wants to make the best of an SAP offer (SearchSAP.com)


• Creating an SAP career plan (SearchSAP.com)


• Pursuing a career in SAP (SearchSAP.com)


• Long-term SAP career prospects (SearchSAP.com)


• Choosing the best offer (SearchSAP.com)


• How can I make use of my existing skills? (SearchSAP.com)


• Which modules in SAP would be appropriate for me to undertake? (SearchSAP.com)


• Starting out in ABAP programming (SearchSAP.com)


• Breaking into CRM (Siebel or SAP?) (SearchSAP.com)


• Breaking into Basis (SearchSAP.com)
  
• Seeking bread and butter Basis positions (SearchSAP.com)


• You need to know NetWeaver to go the Basis route (SearchSAP.com)


• Client/server software engineer wants to break into SAP (SearchSAP.com)


• Doing homework to prepare for mySAP CRM, BW (SearchSAP.com)


• Combining BW and NetWeaver skills to break into SAP


• Project management or extended SAP roles? (SearchSAP.com)
  
• Is there a place in SAP for a FoxPro/Oracle programmer? (SearchSAP.com)


• Opportunities in MM (SearchSAP.com)


• Using .NET development skills with SAP (SearchSAP.com)


• Becoming a business system analyst (SearchSAP.com)


• SAP Banking (SearchSAP.com)


• Beyond SAP time management (SearchSAP.com)

Researching

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• Breaking into SAP (SearchSAP.com)


• Sure-fire skills for IT success (SearchSAP.com)


• Job-Hunting, 101 (ITtoolbox)


• Find Out What References Are Really Saying about You (ITtoolbox)


• Finding Jobs in Uncertain Times (ITtoolbox)


• Are You the CFO Type? (ITtoolbox)


• The New Hiring Rules: Get an Edge on the Competition (ITtoolbox)


• Hiring Plans Make all the Difference (ITtoolbox)


• Hiring for 2005 Looking Up (ITtoolbox)


• Hiring Outlook Better, But Not Great (ITtoolbox)


• Is Your Job Search Getting the Results You Want? (ITtoolbox)


• Prospering in Today's IT Employment Environment (ITtoolbox)


• The job forecast: partly cloudy (ITtoolbox)


• What Are You Worth? (ITtoolbox)

Applying

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• Finding your special niche (SearchSAP.com)


• Creating a fake resume for an SAP position (SearchSAP.com)


• Applying for a Job: Part I (ITtoolbox)


• Applying for a Job II: Resumes (ITtoolbox)


• Applying for a Job III: The Cover Letter FAQ (ITtoolbox)


• 7 Steps to a Winning Resume (ITtoolbox)


• ROI, Security Driving IT Employment Trends (ITtoolbox)


• Trends in the Job Marketplace: The Reemergence of Multiple and Counter Offers (ITtoolbox)

Interviewing

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• What is my interviewing hurdle? (SearchSAP.com)


• ABAP Sample Interview Questions (ITtoolbox)


• Questions To Determine if a Candidate has Really Worked With SAP (ITtoolbox)


• SAP MM Interview Questions (ITtoolbox)


• Tips for Interviewing (ITtoolbox)


• Turn a Job Interview Into a Contract (ITToolbox)


• A Buyer's Job Market (ITtoolbox)


• Should You Accept That Job Offer? (ITtoolbox)


• Tackling Tough Interview Questions (ITtoolbox)


• Win Your Next Job With Three Essential Interview Skills (ITtoolbox)

Networking

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• Networking Resources (ITtoolbox)


• Eleven Commandments for Smart Negotiating (ITtoolbox)


• IT Skills for Tomorrow (ITtoolbox)


• Standing Out from the Crowd (ITtoolbox)


• Want to Succeed in Your Career? (ITtoolbox)

Certification

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• Considering certification
  
• Is certification the way to get into SAP? (SearchSAP.com)


• Is ABAP certification right for me? (SearchSAP.com)


• Is SAP Basis certification required? (SearchSAP.com)


• FI or CO certification (SearchSAP.com)


• Will NetWeaver or WAS certification help advance career? (SearchSAP.com)


• Do Basis positions require certification? (SearchSAP.com)


• Do I need ABAP/NetWeaver certification? (SearchSAP.com)


• Certified, yet jobless (SearchSAP.com)


• Do Java skills help with SAP certification? (SearchSAP.com)


• SAP certification for a recent grad (SearchSAP.com)


• Certification Navigation: Five Strategies for Success (ITtoolbox)


• Developer Certifications: Joining the Mainstream (ITtoolbox)

Consulting

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You need two things to succeed as an independent SAP consultant: You need a hot, niche skill, backed up by years of relevant, focused experience, and you need client references from multiple SAP projects.

-- Jon Reed

• Consulting 101 (SearchSAP.com)


• Breaking into SAP consulting (SearchSAP.com)


• Common consulting job terms explained (SearchSAP.com)


• Am I good candidate for a SAP CRM consultant career? (SearchSAP.com)


• Functional vs. technical SAP consultant (SearchSAP.com)


• Persuing a career as a functional SD consultant (SearchSAP.com)


• Is certification helpful to become a consultant? (SearchSAP.com)


• What will be the demand for SAP Basis consultants in the future? (SearchSAP.com)


• Questions about becoming a functional consultant (SearchSAP.com)


• Becoming a functional consultant (SearchSAP.com)


• Becoming a functional IT consultant (SearchSAP.com)


• Career change -- tech consulting to modules consulting (SearchSAP.com)


• Chance to join SAP consultancy firm and learn ABAP (SearchSAP.com)


• Establishing a part-time SAP consulting role (SearchSAP.com)


• Typical career path for an SD functional consultant (SearchSAP.com)


• A State of the Union on the Consulting Industry (ITtoolbox)
  
• Consulting Will Remain Bright Spot for IT Employment (ITtoolbox)
  
• The Consultant's Fee Calculation Formula (ITtoolbox)

Outsourcing

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• Career Strategies for the Age of Global Outsourcing (ITtoolbox)


• Life After Outsourcing (ITtoolbox)


• Offshoring and the Future of the U.S. IT Worker (ITtoolbox)


• Outsourcing Embraced In Europe As Well (ITtoolbox)


• Sea to shining sea (ITtoolbox)


• The China Syndrome (ITtoolbox)


• You Can't Outsource Everything (ITtoolbox)

Books/discussions/other resources

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• Best SAP CRM self-training techniques? (SearchSAP.com)


• Books> Becoming an SAP Consultant (ITtoolbox)


• Books> Teach Yourself SAP R/3 in 24 Hours (ITtoolbox)


• SAP Career Discussion Forum (ITtoolbox)


• Blog> Viewpoint of an IT Recruiter: Career Advancement & Job Search Tips (ITtoolbox)


• Are ERP Positions Immune From the Technology Downturn? (ITtoolbox)


• Career Planning: It's all about attitude! (ITtoolbox)


• Hiring in a Down Economy (ITtoolbox)


• Careers at SAP in the United States (SAP)


• IT salaries hold their own (ITtoolbox)


• 2003 ITtoolbox Outsourcing Survey (ITtoolbox)


• 2003 ITtoolbox Salary Survey (ITtoolbox)


• 2004 ITtoolbox Hiring Survey (ITtoolbox)


• 2004 ITtoolbox Salary Survey (ITtoolbox)


• The Big Payoff: CertMag's 2004 Salary Survey (ITtoolbox)


• Hiring and Selection: Interviewing Best Practices (ITtoolbox)

More Learning Guides

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* Don't miss our companion guide -- SAP Career Advancement Learning Guide *

• SAP Certification Learning Guide (SearchSAP.com)


• Application Security Learning Guide (SearchSAP.com)


• SAP CRM Learning Guide (SearchSAP.com)


• ERP guide for the midmarket (SearchSAP.com)


• SAP Security Learning Guide (SearchSAP.com)


• SAP Career Advancement Learning Guide (SearchSAP.com)


• SAP NetWeaver Learning Guide (SearchSAP.com)


• SAP BW Learning Guide (SearchSAP.com)


• Business Intelligence (BI) Learning Guide (SearchSAP.com)


• SAP HR Learning Guide (SearchSAP.com)


• SAP XI Learning Guide (SearchSAP.com)


• SAP RFID Learning Guide (SearchSAP.com)


• BAPI Learning Guide (SearchSAP.com)


• Basis Learning Guide (SearchSAP.com)


• Learning Guide for Sales Effectiveness (SearchCRM.com)


• Wireless Learning Guide (SearchMobileComputing.com)


• Learning Guide for Marketing Effectiveness (SearchCRM.com)


• XML Learning Guide (SearchWebServices.com)


• Linux basics for Windows pros (SearchEnterpriseLinux.com)