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Old 19-12-2014, 01:25 PM
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You are going totally wrong way. Nobody in the market will pick up a newbie who has no exp except for a silly cert to be a SAP consultant.

Most start off in some general IT/ITES industry or were doing other entry level jobs in places like Finance/Logistics/Mfg/HR/Planning etc and then internally migrate to do SAP work within those functions. The employer then sponsor them at some point to get the SAP cert.

You cannot just study theory and buy that cert and no work exp and expect people to hire you as a "consultant"!!!
I concur with what was said above.My wife went through the same route. First company happen to implement SAP, learn the ropes with the hired consultants and went though the whole implementation cycle and when it ended.... the consulting company hired her but lousy pay... She worked hard and went though quite a few major implementation and finally got her big break.. An MNC hired her and gave her close to a 100% pay rise for easy job with her kind of experiences... Only by being a Consultant will you get valuable real world experience, certifications are for show unfortunately. You really need luck to break into this niche sector.... No luck then you just have to create you own luck... Keep finding you will eventually hit one. Unlike baseball where you have 3 tries.... This case.. You have unlimited attempts. Good luck.

*FYI, a freelance SAP consultant can earn up to 20k/mth. Consulting companies often subcontract these jobs to others...
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