CC1981 Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Jesus' date=' what do you do man . Switch to SAP , trust me you can play golf too ?:tounge_smile:[/quote'] SAP ?!? PS: I make nowhere close to $40/hr...i am in the 25-30 bracket . Happy with that, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumble_rocks Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 SAP ?!? PS: I make nowhere close to $40/hr...i am in the 25-30 bracket . Happy with that, too. German Software - It's a ERP package. Can still get $130 USD /hr . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apocalypse Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 German Software - It's a ERP package. Can still get $130 USD /hr . it depends on experience. Nowadays, SAP developers are more than the demand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC1981 Posted July 5, 2007 Author Share Posted July 5, 2007 I know so little about software that it isnt funny...anyways..when i want money, i will play the stock markets...i am very very far from a software kinda guy and even if i wernt, it'd take me years to build up the kind of expertese to command $130/hr US or even Canadian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumble_rocks Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 it depends on experience. Nowadays' date=' SAP developers are more than the demand[/quote'] Actually that's what I do. If you know SAP BW well or SAP APO or SAP XI , you can easily get 110 USD / hr plus all expense paid which adds up to 130 USD /hr all inclusive. And if you know functional area like Finance/Controlling , then you can easily command 130 USD /hr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumble_rocks Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 I know so little about software that it isnt funny...anyways..when i want money' date=' [b']i will play the stock markets...i am very very far from a software kinda guy and even if i wernt, it'd take me years to build up the kind of expertese to command $130/hr US or even Canadian. Take some tips from Yoda. I think he is a player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apocalypse Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Actually that's what I do. If you know SAP BW well or SAP APO or SAP XI ' date=' you can easily get 110 USD / hr plus all expense paid which adds up to 130 USD /hr all inclusive.[/quote'] yeah I heard about SAP BW. I have some experience in SAP HR domain but right now I am not in SAP domain. Good for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC1981 Posted July 5, 2007 Author Share Posted July 5, 2007 Actually that's what I do. If you know SAP BW well or SAP APO or SAP XI ' date=' you can easily get 110 USD / hr plus all expense paid which adds up to 130 USD /hr all inclusive.[/quote'] Does this require holding a CompSci degree and mastery of coding in C++ or Java ? Or can you learn this thing on your own in a few weeks/months etc. and take a CISCO-like test to get certified ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apocalypse Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 You have to learn the working of the software. Some of the SAP modules are programming based while some are not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumble_rocks Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Does this require holding a CompSci degree and mastery of coding in C++ or Java ? No, but the Big 6 consulting companies insist on a degree sometimes. Or can you learn this thing on your own in a few weeks/months etc. and take a CISCO-like test to get certified ?Yes you can. Their are desi consulting companies which offer SAP courses for 2000 USD with hands-on training. But the problem is getting good experience because their are dime a dozen SAP developers especially from India. Since the implementation in SAP runs in millions and generally involves fortune 500 , it is easy to make out if your resume is rigged. And more often than not, these deshi resumes get filtered out. But SAP is not a PC based application like Java or C++. Therein lies the challenge to get proper training. I do both functional and technical. I have background in Finance and this helps me in SAP FI-CO configuration which has got nothing with technical skills like ABAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apocalypse Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 I worked as an summer intern in a company in ABAP and BSP. KR: do you work of our own or in a company? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Software Consulting rates used to be pretty good during the "boom". I was a consultant myself earning a pretty decent rate ($135/hr). Rates started falling a few years ago and I have since ventured into the regular perm market. Lucky for me the startup I went to work for was acquired by the market leader. I am in the J2EE world. KR, I didn't know SAP rates had gone back to the $110/hr range (take home for the consultant). Which geo. area is this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumble_rocks Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 I worked as an summer intern in a company in ABAP and BSP. KR: do you work of our own or in a company? Right now a company. But I have been independent contractor before. Try to get into SAP XI and Netweaver if you can. Hot skills man , Guarantee 100 to 120 USD/hr rate for the next few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apocalypse Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Right now a company. But I have been independent contractor before. Try to get into SAP XI and Netweaver if you can. Hot skills man ' date=' Guarantee 100 to 120 USD/hr rate for the next few years.[/quote'] no one takes without experience. RIght now I am stuck in Core Java and servlets domain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumble_rocks Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Software Consulting rates used to be pretty good during the "boom". I was a consultant myself earning a pretty decent rate ($135/hr). Rates started falling a few years ago and I have since ventured into the regular perm market. Lucky for me the startup I went to work for was acquired by the market leader. I am in the J2EE world. KR, I didn't know SAP rates had gone back to the $110/hr range (take home for the consultant). Which geo. area is this? I am in South area. But irrespective of that if you are experienced in SAP BW or SAP XI , you can still get 110 hr/range. In fact I have an offer from an oil company for 130 USD /hr just as we speak. In fact their are niches areas in ABAP like CICS (Energy) and ISOIL wherein you can still get 110 USD/hr. Also, I have branched to functional area now . But work more as a team lead delegating all work to India:P That is why you can find me here nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 But work more as a team lead delegating all work to India:P That's the new american dream. :cantstop: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC1981 Posted July 5, 2007 Author Share Posted July 5, 2007 No, but the Big 6 consulting companies insist on a degree sometimes.... Yes you can. Their are desi consulting companies which offer SAP courses for 2000 USD with hands-on training. But the problem is getting good experience because their are dime a dozen SAP developers especially from India. Since the implementation in SAP runs in millions and generally involves fortune 500 , it is easy to make out if your resume is rigged. And more often than not, these deshi resumes get filtered out. But SAP is not a PC based application like Java or C++. Therein lies the challenge to get proper training. I do both functional and technical. I have background in Finance and this helps me in SAP FI-CO configuration which has got nothing with technical skills like ABAP. Err...i am in Canada..India is utterly irrelevant to me in this...my point is, if this is something i can learn on my own ( or with few months of training) without having to go to University for 4 years, i'd be willing to look into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumble_rocks Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 That's the new american dream. :cantstop: Yoda,are you an active trader. I think it may be a good idea for us to start a thread on stocks which will have info of what we bought , why we bought etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 :haha: for a moment I was suprised to see so many responses about Chinese Lettuce:haha: BTW KR me in DW area, fairly decent for now. Planning to start a LLC in a year or two, lets see. SAP is good but man their front end(BW) sucks hehehe. Business Objects is much better :tounge_smile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dada_rocks Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Yoda' date='are you an active trader. I think it may be a good idea for us to start a thread on stocks which will have info of what we bought , why we bought etc.[/quote'] yes please do do that......I need some sound avice................................. my money is rotting in bloody checking account Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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