Job for Consultant: Re: [sap-career] SAP CRM Certification and Career Potential in Hamburg,Germany

mercredi 9 novembre 2011

Re: [sap-career] SAP CRM Certification and Career Potential in Hamburg,Germany

Posted by Roy B (SAP Financials Expert)
on Nov 9 at 7:26 AM

Certification will not be a disadvantage but neither will it be an advantage in Hamburg. Like anywhere else it is your experience and whether you can add value that matters. What will however kill your chances completely in Hamburg is if you cannot speak German. Although almost all Hamburgers speak English, German is the language used in all official documents and in the newspapers, on TV etc. You MUST be able to speak it well enough to get by on a daily basis. I have lived in Hamburg for nearly 16 years and I do speak German fluently but there are occasions when even my German is not quite good enough. I recently worked on a project in Hamburg where all the documentation was in English even emails, but we discussed everything in German. Strange but true. So you need to be totally bi-lingual even in SAP and business terminology. If you are, the city-state of Hamburg is a wonderful place to live and work. The people are great, friendly and welcoming and very outgoing. The city is lovely with lots of trees and water and a lake in the centre of town, some great restaurants, clubs, bars and theatres and everything you could possibly want. By the way you will find that if you speak to a Hamburger in German (no matter how good) he or she will often answer in English out of politeness and to practise their English, which can be confusing but you get used to switching languages.

Regards,
Roy

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---------------Original Message---------------
From: Ramya
Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 6:57 AM
Subject: SAP CRM Certification and Career Potential in Hamburg,Germany

Hello,

I have 2.4 years of work experience in Amdocs CRM (Thick Client).

Now, I am planning to move to Hamburg, Germany.

Can anyone suggest if a SAP CRM certification would help me fetch a job there?

Thanks in advance.

-Ramya

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