SAP Jobs - How to find your next SAP job or contract.

There are many websites out there offering you their search facility to try and make your life a little easier when it comes to finding your next SAP job or contract. But as you know it takes time and effort to find the "right" one.
If you are looking for a full time job, then you most probably will need to consider your family in one way or another. Would you be looking for an end-user client or an implementation partner, as they tend to offer a different type of job. The end-user client would most probably keep you in one place i.e normally at their HQ - which if it is located close to your home might be a good option if you do not like travelling and being away during the week. This tends to suit the younger family or the person who is basically happy in one place. On the other hand, if you are looking at the consulting houses, then they offer generally a larger salary and better training but you then have to give back by being available to travel - both within your own country but also sometimes abroad. This means staying away during the weeks and living out of a suitcase in hotels or hotel apartments. If this does not bother you, well, then you can have a nice lifestyle, seeing many different places and discovering many different cultures and SAP projects.
Then you have the option of going it alone, as a freelancer or contractor. What are the options then? Well, you might not have a regular income but you do get a higher hourly rate compared with being a company employee. You will need to be flexible and adaptable as well as good at your job - otherwise your reputation will kill your next contract. You also need to be able to see "what is coming up" within the SAP arena so you can get the training on those before others do and as such you become the "guru" within that area. Be aware though, training courses do take time and they do cost a fair bit! But I suppose you can always tag on a course at the end of a contract as you then have the money to spend:-)

Going contracting for the first time is not easy, it is rather stressful and you need to make sure you have set up the relevant legal company papers for your country and make sure you have a good tax accountant ready for your book keeping! Once you have done this, you then need to find yourself your first contract role! But where do you go?? Normally you tend to go to an agency, ideally one that you have been recommended to by one of your friends or peers.

You can find various SAP partners and consulting houses listed here: www.sap.com/ecosystem/customers/directories/index.epx
You can find SAP end-user clients here: www.sap.com/ecosystem/customers/customersuccess/index.epx

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