If one is skilling up in a significant skill such as any one of SAP, Calypso, Oracle or an ESB platform, etc ... what's the shortest amount of time needed on the CV to take said skill on the road in London?
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How much skilling up before coining in?
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Depends on how rare skill is. In some fields 3 months is a significant experience (although nowadays more rare to happen so).Originally posted by aussielong View PostIf one is skilling up in a significant skill such as any one of SAP, Calypso, Oracle or an ESB platform, etc ... what's the shortest amount of time needed on the CV to take said skill on the road in London?I've seen much of the rest of the world. It is brutal and cruel and dark, Rome is the light. -
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without _substantial_ time-served experience you will have no chance of getting into sap so you may as well drop that one off the list
it ain't happening
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In London this is true. You should head for mainland Europe where they are desperate for anyone with even a basic knowledge of SAP for dummies.Originally posted by milanbenes View Postwithout _substantial_ time-served experience you will have no chance of getting into sap so you may as well drop that one off the list
it ain't happening
Milan.
The pay is great too. Much better than that .Net rubbish.Comment
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I've got only 3 months teach yourself SAP at home and I'm already on £900/day up North.
SAP, it's the future. All aboard the SAP gravy train. Toot toot!Comment
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Yeah, yeah, SAP was just a filler. I'm thinking more of Murex, Calypso and platforms like that. Obviously supply and demand rules but I was wondering more from the point of a hiring manager looking at a CV?Originally posted by milanbenes View Postwithout _substantial_ time-served experience you will have no chance of getting into sap so you may as well drop that one off the list
it ain't happening
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Not qualified for bar work, eh?Originally posted by aussielong View PostYeah, yeah, SAP was just a filler. I'm thinking more of Murex, Calypso and platforms like that. Obviously supply and demand rules but I was wondering more from the point of a hiring manager looking at a CV?Comment
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Ah, IT, the last refuge of the ugly bastard...Originally posted by aussielong View PostNo. Too fugly.
Churchill - In "I work in manufacturing before you all start" mode!Comment
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