SAP Consultant Career Guide and Counseling

Question: What are the hourly pay rates for an experienced SAP functional consultant? I have been working with SAP functional modules for past 5 years now for a company as a permanent employee.Now I am planning to start working as an independent SAP consultant but not sure about the hourly rates based on my experience.I have always been a salaried person and not an hourly rate based contractor..

Answer: As a SAP functional consultant, the answer is, it depends. It is difficult to specify a general salary range for an experienced consultant as there are many dimensions that would significantly affect the pay scale. These include: The specific modules that one specializes in. For example, a SAP AM consultant might be in the lower payscale compared to SAP MM where the general demand for SAP MM is higher. This is pretty much driven by the demand and supply. Whether one is from a consulting or end-user environment Amount (frequency and duration) of travel that one is required to do Which countries is one working from ? Based on the above information, you might be looking at an annual package of between $76,712 and 102,283. This is just a generic guideline. As mentioned earlier, this can change significantly according to the supply and demand at different points in time of the job market. There's a cool site you can look for salary information, www.glassdoor.com

Question: Do you know where I can find a very good SAP consultant resume ? I need to update my resume and wonder if you have some good SAP consultant resume I can use as example ? Thanks !

Answer: Just do a google search with the right keywords.

Question: I am an MBA graduate.How to improve my skill to enhance my profile as an SAP consultant ? I have done my BE(EEE)(2006batch) and MBA(Operations & Marketing) soon after my UG. I have completed my MBA this month. I have joined a reputed IT company, in which i am into Business Development and also as an SAP consultant. Please suggest me the right way to move up my career ladder. Will any other course would enhance profile.

Answer: You could go either in the functional side and become SD or CRM consultant. Or you could move in per-sales or Business development for SAP.

Question: As an SAP consultant what type of CRM and SAP questions should I ask the business? What are some CRM and SAP questions to ask as a consultant?

Answer: YOu have to concentrate on what they need, not what you are offering. Listen and you will get the jobs. Most businesses can use an SAP specialist. Are you willing to work 4 weeks per year per business? /

Question: What is the role of an SAP MM Consultant in the future? The role of an SAP MM Consultant continues to evolve. What do you think will be the best areas to focus on in terms of income.

Answer: The web is the future. Go for web-enabled areas.

Question: How can I find an Entry Level SAP Consultant job? My background is accounting and I want to get into SAP. What's the best way to find an entry level SAP job?

Answer: First you need to learn SAP. Very few employers are going to hire you and then pay you while they teach you how to do your job. That might happen in some lesser skilled career fields like food service, but not in IT. Especially as a consultant. Consultants are consultants because they're experts, not entry level.

Question: How to become a SAP FICO Consultant? I am a Post Graduate in Finance and have hands on experience of 3 years in the accounts field, with this also have a experience of 1 year working on SAP FICO as a user. I want to become a SAP FICO Consultant. How to fullfil my dream come true.

Answer: It is a tough world for SAP newbies: 1- You have to be very very motivated 2- You have to train a lot on the SAP modules 3- You need to pass the certification 4- You have to create a good resume 5- You need to find a good project 6- On the project you need to do something interesting and learn SAP things. 7- After 2 years SAP experience you are a SAP consultant. 8- After 3 years you can ask a decent salary. 9- After 5 years you can start working as a freelancer

Question: What salary can an SAP/CPM consultant expect in singapore? What salary can an SAP/CPM consultant expect in singapore?

Answer: Depends on many things. Everyone approaches this process differently, so use the tips that work best for you. More information, tips and help at http://moreaboutsalary.blogspot.com/

Question: What does a SAP Functional Consultant do? What does a SAP Functional Consultant do? What is their job?

Answer: Been reading the "Top 10 Tech Jobs" article, haven't you? :) SAP functional consultants essentially design, develop, configure, and install SAP applications which are basically business oriented data management applications.

Question: How do you find life as an SAP Consultant? Its been three years now and am getting really bored.I mean how ong can you go on about FICO,MM,SD?

Answer: SAP Consultant is a challenging job and you should have been paid well for doing it as a career. SAP being a system that can be tailored to meet most business requirement and therefore it processes a challenging opportunity for SAP Consultants all the time. I do not think you got bored because you already know everything in FICO, MM & SD. There are more modules and facilities that link to these modules and knowing just very little and get bored so easily I wonder why you call yourself a SAP Consultant.

Question: I would like to be an SAP Consultant? Can somebody tell me what training to follow? Are there good online trai? I would like to make some online trainings to learn SAP, I am interested in the manufacturing and banking sectors. Is somebody aware of SAP? Thank you in advance. xxx

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Question: I want to know, How is the career options (Jobs requirements) for SAP ABAP Consultant in Canada Country.? I want to know, How is the career options (Jobs requirements) for SAP ABAP Consultant in Canada Country.

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Question: How could be a SAP consultant? I have worked for a internet content company (like yahoo) for 2 years as internet content product planner. now, I want to switch my career to SAP consultant, but I haven’t any experience in SAP, so here, any one can tell me how can I get SAP consultant job in SAP Company？Any suggestion are welcome!

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Question: What are the differences between a SAP BW Developer and SAP BW Consultant? What is classified as development within SAP BW? What are the modules under SAP BW? What type of skills make a succesful BW developer?

Answer: Lets start From the beginning . SAP now calls BW as SAP BI (Business Intelligence) from NW release 2004s. Now to answer your question . An SAP BI consultant is one who is responsible for gathering the customer inputs & then creating a data model in the BI. lets say customer wants a sales report with certain drill downs etc. The consultant would analyze the requirement & create a appropriate data model (cube , DSO , data source structures ) . An SAP BI developer takes it from there & implements the requirement mentioned by the BI consultant. BI consultants are lot of times BI developers in their past life's

Question: What's avarage salary in the USA for SAP ERP functional consultant with more than 8 years experiences? Ten years ago, an SAP Consultant can easily earn 6 digits salary. How about now?

Answer: It is still the same. But I am not sure if there are as many contacts/projects.

Question: Which is better ? Doing MBA or Working as SAP Consultant ? Hi All, I am working as SAP Consultant from last 2 years in MNC. Could any one please tell me , which is better option considering better salary, challenging career? MBA or SAP Consultancy ? Regards.

Answer: if you get into top b schools then do MBA or continue SAP Consultancy, as better salary and challenging career is available more in top b schools