Job for Consultant: RE:[sap-career] From SAP to Oracle?

mardi 12 juillet 2011

RE:[sap-career] From SAP to Oracle?

Posted by Typewriter
on Jul 12 at 6:23 AM

Hi Roy,

An extract from your post -
"I do not know why the other guy criticized you for spending 10 years doing what you have been doing. "

If by "the other guy" you are referring to Typewriter, then -
1 - It was NOT a criticism, it was a question with an opinion. This followed from the flow of discussion between Kate_ & Typewriter; especially Kate_'s remark -
"Only thing is that my current position is still that of an end-user."

2 - If you read "the Best answer" (marked by Kate_) in that Typewriter emphasizes the fact that 10+ end-user experience is "BIG advantage"!
Extract from the Best answer -
"If I had 10+ years of end-user experience in SAP. I would keep focusing on SAP for a consultant position.
You have a BIG advantage, you have experienced SAP from a user's perspective, that is one of the key for being a good consultant. "

Did you read the "flow of posts" or did you just read a part of this thread?

Kate_,

My intention was to give good advice.

In order to give good & relevant advice, one needs to have clear understanding of "the recipient's / reciever's (of advice)" the way of thinking, likes/dislikes, strenghts&weakness and past experiences. Thus my questions and comments.

I felt that question had a purpose. It's answer could help in learning from the past, in order to add value in going ahead with your goal of becoming a SAP consultant. And ofcourse, your reply and Viet's reply added more value to understanding who to rely on (self) & what would be helpful (a mentor giving advice at the right moments of career progression).
Thus my conclusion is it was a helpful question!

If my question + opinion ("If I may say 10+ as end user it a bit too long, why did you not take the jump to consulting earlier?") came across as a criticism then please convey that to me.
It was NOT meant in that way.

As already mentioned, my intention was to give good and relevant advice. & to give motivation and positivity.

Regards,
Typewriter

---------------Original Message---------------
From: Roy Brookes
Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 3:26 AM
Subject: From SAP to Oracle?

Kate,

I do not know why the other guy criticized you for spending 10 years doing what you have been doing. You now have a very good grounding and should be able to make it big as a consultant. I happen to think "the more experience the better". I had been an accountant for many years (29) before getting into SAP, with the result that I knew accounting and finance backwards, forwards, sideways and upside down, which meant that I could understand FI-CO without any problems and picked up SAP very quickly.

I still keep my accountancy qualification up to date and have learned for example IFRS in the last few years, because my accountancy background is important to understanding clients and their challenges. It means I can talk to an accounts clerk or a finance director at their level, in their language (be that English, French or German) and clients appreciate that.

So, Kate, do not be put off.

If you want any help in future please let me know.

Best Regards, Roy

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