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prove your skills by making them relevant. SAP SDN can be accessed at the follow-
ing URL:
www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/index
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Join University Alliance Programs
Join the universities that partner with SAP in the
University Alliance Program. This will help you complete your undergraduate work,
with a focus on SAP training, and improves your chances of getting that first job.
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Join the SAP Corporate Masters program
Joining this and earning a MBA or MSc
academic credential will help you to get a SAP Basis job in your chosen industry.
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Take entry-level jobs with a systems integrator
Systems integrators, such as IBM,
Accenture, and Deloitte, do campus recruitments, hiring new analysts for entry-level
SAP positions. Once you join a systems integrator, they will further help you in your
career needs.
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Take an IT job in an organization using SAP heavily
Research and network and
find out the organizations that use SAP a lot and join them either as an intern or as an
entry-level IT position. Once inside the organization, network and make a lateral
move into any SAP positions that become open.
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Participate in an internship in SAP
Look for any internship opportunities with a
systems integrator, Fortune 500 company, or SAP, which you could later use to get a
full-time position.
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Explore the SAP Career Center
The SAP Career Center publishes entry-level jobs.
Apply for those positions using your SAP training and academic experience.
Strategies for a IT Management/Executive Role
The next group of professionals has worked as SAP Basis administrators and technical ar-
chitects for several years and would like to break into leadership positions, such as SAP
technology manager, SAP technology director, or SAP infrastructure manager. The follow-
ing set of strategies will help you to break into the next level:
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Learn project management skills
Organizations usually have learning programs that
help people get trained in project management skills. Enroll in such programs and
learn project and program management skills.
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Accept increased responsibility
Ask for more responsibility every year, and deliver
results. Seek feedback and apply lessons learned every year and improve your per-
formance year on year. This will gain more visibility for you and will gradually earn
you a role with more responsibility.
