Welcome to Career Corner

[craigcmehil]

Exciting times ahead and I am so pleased to welcome each and every one of you to our new Career Corner! So what is this space and what can you expect here?

Career Corner on SAP Community is the place where professionals find their path forward in the SAP ecosystem.

We know the SAP ecosystem is vast, with many ways for individuals to navigate a successful career path. With all that opportunity there are inevitable questions:

• Which certifications should I pursue?
• What kinds of roles should I explore?
• Should I pursue a leadership role, or focus on my technical skills?
• How do I transition my existing skills to new areas of focus?

Career Corner, this right here is the place to explore those questions and get advice from experts. You can start discussions, read about experiences through the blog posts and of course you can view offerings from customers, partners and even SAP directly.

You can filter and sort by labels, search by product and of course simply free text search.

First and foremost though click that "JOIN" button so you can stay connected and get notified when new content is being added. You can also also subscribe to specific products.

[Azi]

I am a supply chain student at Lambton college, and still trying to find my way around SAP. Though still quite confused about my preferred path, I'm happy to be part of this community.

[TammyPowlas]

Hi and sorry for the delayed response.  I recommend looking at the free course offerings at learning.sap.com as a start.

[LockhartTech]

I'm grad student learning about data science, machine learning, & artificial intelligence and its use in the healthcare & life science field.  

I'm making my way through the Introducing end-to-end business Processes course.   It mostly reminds me of various accounting courses I've taken.

[newgrad22]

Hello. I am a new grad as of May '22. I held two internships with no exposure to SAP, and all the jobs I see want me to have lots of experience in SAP. Besides the end-to-end learning, what else would you recommend to help me to get employed?  My major is Management Information Systems. I have been unemployed since Christmas '22. 

[RichDBlumberg]

Hello NewGrad22... There are a few considerations here... With SAP you have 3 routes: SAP, customers, and partners...there are jobs at all 3... You could get a job, for example, with a customer who happens to use SAP technology and get exposure that way. Also, there are post graduation jobs as interns to get SAP or other business/IT experience.

You may want to take a learning journey such as Low-Code/No-Code...other free Learning Journeys... or check out OpenSAP to build up your skills and credentials.  

For business Citizen Developers check out my recent blog, Business Teams Can Create Their Own Apps (with Occasional Help!).

Start having informational discussions with your university's alumni and experts who have the types of jobs that interest you! 

Keep us posted on what works! SAP is a great career journey with many options and approaches!

[TammyPowlas]

I would also recommend taking all the free courses at https://learning.sap.com/ - I think that shows motivation as a prospective employer if someone takes those courses.

[michaltvrdy74]

HI

[AmitArora1]

I am a Mechanical -Marine Engineer and I am looking forward to begin my journey In SAP Ecosystem.I found SAP PM as one of the module where I can utilize my domain experience.But I am confused with regards to the Job market for freshers and specific to PM as niche module to explore. Looking for some advice and suggestions. thanks

[TammyPowlas]

By PM do you mean Plant Maintenance?  If so, I thought I heard SAP has over 16K customers using PM around the world so I think the market would be good for Plant Maintenance.  I recommend getting familiar with S/4HANA and "EAM" (enterprise asset management) and also in the S/4HANA Cloud.

SAP released new courses for EAM at https://blogs.sap.com/2023/03/27/sap-s-4hana-asset-management-curriculum-restructured-and-revised/ 

[RichDBlumberg]

Amit.... Some very good insights from Tammy! Here's a few additional spots to check out...

• Plant Maintenance (SAP HANA-Optimized) - Helpful background. Part of Intelligent Asset Management.
• SAP Digital Manufacturing & SAP Intelligent Asset Management part of the bigger picture of SAP PM along with SAP S/4HANA Cloud for manufacturing and SAP Digital Supply Chain Management

Look for community members that blog, have expertise, and in a professional way ask them for informational insights (by email, post a blog comment/question, or if they have time for a brief chat, e.g. 20 - 30 min). There is a market for SAP PM and that which surrounds it.

From my experience a compelling business trend is "predictive plant maintenance" and how it relates to machine learning (e.g., SAP Intelligent Asset Management) where the issue is identified before it happens. Here's 2 SAP Innovation Awards 2023 examples: The Critical Importance of Intelligent Asset Management and Maintenance Reliability and Adopting Advanced Mobile Maintenance Solutions to Achieve Operational Excellence (Note: Both customers worked with partners!:-)

Keep us posted on how you make out! Good luck!

[Winner1000]

I am an Environmental Chemist - graduate, also successfully completed both SAP Technology Consultant Professional Certificate, IBM Data Science professional certificate. I have big interest in SAP Sustainability Management, but I have never seen any job vacancy for SAP Sustainability Management. I want to know the career outlook of this path

[RichDBlumberg]

Hi Winner... When you look at SAP Sustainability Management you should consider looking at the whole playing field including SAP, customers, and partners (& IBM has an ecosystem as well by way of your certificate).  Follow SAP Sustainabile News and take note of the contributors and thought leaders mentioned. When you look at the need for environmental change along with the ongoing requirements around regulatory and compliance there are opportunities. Remember there are two types of jobs: posted and hidden. So by networking you can find posts that are not on job boards. Look for compelling environment events/issues/challenges and you will start to find opportunities. With your background and pro-active approach with the certificates you will find something with continued persistence and an open mind. Also, look for assocations that have sustainability and volunteer a small amount of time!

[TammyPowlas]

You can also take this free OpenSAP course Getting Started with ESG Steering and Reporting for free at  https://open.sap.com/courses/esg1

[Winner1000]

What is the career prospect of sap sustainability management?

[SurajitBiswas]

Hi I am Surajit Biswas and glad to be part and my journey in the SAP Community as SAP Consultant.

[SurajitBiswas]

And as an SAP Consultant it will be my great experience to explore and contribute in the community.

[Shivendra]

Hello,

I am new to SAP community and I would like to contribute and share my technical experience that I have gained from multiple project in which I worked globally. I am glad to be part of SAP community. 

[thameem1985]

My age is 37, with 16 years Exp. If I learn the SAP SD course now, can I get a job or not?

My age is 37, I am a MBA Marketing graduate with 16 plus years of experince in Non IT Sales and out of 16 years, 7 years I am working with Airport in Air Freight Transportation Sector in Sales & Operations function (Ware house operations, Warehouse Management, Inventory Management, Export, Import, Fleet Transportation) in Chennai. I am stucked with my career with very low salary approx 42K per month only after covid and no more growth. So I want upgrade myself would like to shift to other industry with wider opportunity. After research , I found SAP SD would be a right module to learn, If I learn at this age, can I get a job or not? I seeks an experts advice in this regard to take a right career decision in my life.