What are the prerequisites for a newcomer to get SAP FICO Job?

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Lets start with the usual one.

1. Do I require a Finance Degree to apply for SAP FICO job ?

NO. I know few Non-Financial background guys doing great in SAP FICO world and have seen CA/MBA finance guys struggling to get it cause they just wont learn.

It is more EASY if you are a Finance Graduate/Post Graduate/CA/MBA Finance etc to start syncing in the concepts easily. That is the only differentiation from a degree perspective. How fast can you understand Debit-Credit , Balance Sheet/ P&L ? Of course the Finance degree guys have an edge . They studied those topics for 3/6 years vs a Non-Finance degree guy.

2. Can I join SAP FICO fresh out of college after my Graduation/Post Graduation ?

Yes you can. Many services companies like TCS, Infosys etc have always been recruiting fresh CA’s/MBA’s from colleges .They train them in SAP FICO  for 6-8 weeks and then put them on work in Projects as Shadow resources. That is the best way to get work and make them learn.

3. Does experience matter to get a good SAP FICO Job ?

Totally . You should hang on to your first JOB for a minimum of 3 years to at least learn something good and start looking out for the next switch. 1-2 years of experience is too low to make a Job switch as per my understanding. Of course , the better experience you have the better compensation can you demand while making a switch.

4. Can I fake my years struggling for JOB and show as experience ? ( Yeah ..I get such questions  :) )

Well , personally I am totally against this foolishness . I take a lot of interviews sometimes and my primary concern in the first few minutes is to just identify fake experience guys and close the session. Truth is , people do it  and in fact many of them. Its about your own set of ethics. You follow them or you don’t. Sometimes not getting a Job definitely sends your Ethics book out of the window. Still , I hate this practice and would really like to help people to try genuinely and learn and get jobs instead of faking experience on your resume.

More later…

Any specific questions you want me to address ? Please use the comment box below.

  • kishore

    What exactly you look for in a candidate, in case the candidate is fake and does good in an interview whether he will be in or out?

    • SAP_Learner

      What exactly do we look in a candidate ?
      ANSWER : That depends on what kind of requirement are we looking to fill up.

      In case the candidate is fake and does good in an interview whether he will be in or out?
      ANSWER : Interesting questions :) . Well If he is good and good enough to fool the interviewer that his experience is not fake that there is good chance of him getting selected. If the Interviewer concludes that he is indeed fake, I suppose there is there is hardly any chance of him being given a Green signal.

      Thanks

      Himanshu Vats
      +14259994757

    • Admin

      What exactly do we look in a candidate ?
      ANSWER : That depends on what kind of requirement are we looking to fill up.

      In case the candidate is fake and does good in an interview whether he will be in or out?

      ANSWER : Interesting questions :) . Well If he is good and good enough to fool the interviewer that his experience is not fake that there is good chance of him getting selected. If the Interviewer concludes that he is indeed fake, I suppose there is there is hardly any chance of him being given a Green signal.

  • revathi

    which insititute best for sap fico course and immediately we can get the job

  • MAHESH T

    is ther any chances to get a job for fresher sap fico?

  • Guest

    now am doing my mba 1yr. how fico is usefull to me and what is the salary basis

  • Hussain

    i am a bcom graduate in first class + i have CA foundation from Institute of chartered Accountants of Pakistan am i eligible for SAP Fico

  • sunnykumar

    if i will learn sap fico after my mba graduation it would be helpful for me in future to get a good salary.

    • ramu

      Dont do sap fico , do job

  • prateek

    I am 36 yrs old.I ve done P Hd in finance, and working as a commerce lecturer from past 12 yrs. Do i need any practical experience of finance before entering in to SAP fico

  • Jitendra Gupta

    I a MBA post gurduate in Finance but I I don’t know anything about SAP FICO so how can I get a job in Finance and where can i get knowledge of SAP FICO but I can’t invest money in books and tutions also……?????

  • srinu

    I am MBA post gurduate in Finance but I I don’t know anything about SAP FICO so how can I get a job in Finance ? but am deffnetly do tha job on FICO

    BUT I DONT KNOE ANY THING PLISE TELL ME ANSWER …………………….

  • Nisha Sangwan

    I am MBA in IT and now i am doing IT recruitment for US Staffing on SAP only.I want to join SAP course.so tell me proper way.

    • http://www.facebook.com/krish.yashoda Krish Yashoda

      Wanted to take up the training in SAP at low cost. Then we will help you with you that. For details email lavanya.a@sumtwo.com.Wanted to take up the training in SAP at low cost. Then we will help you with you that. For details email lavanya.a@sumtwo.com.

  • Guest

    Hi i have completed my MBA and i have 1 year of experience in finance job .Now i am planing to do SAP (FICO) .After completion of the course i would be a fresher in FICO , by using 1 year finance experience can i get job in FICO .What would be the starting pay for the SAP job for my profile.

    Thanks in advance.

    Regard
    Mamatha.

  • mamatha choudhary

    Hi i have completed my MBA and ihave 1 year of experience in finance job .Now i am planing to do SAP (FICO) .After completion of the course i would be a fresher in FICO , byusing 1 year finance experience can i get job in FICO .What would be the starting pay for the SAP job for my profile.

    Thanks in advance.

    Regard
    Mamatha.

  • http://www.facebook.com/ramesh.bikkina Ramesh Bikkina

    Hai,
    I am a commerce graduate and i am working in a infrastructure development company from last 6 years on oracle ERP. Now i want to learn SAP and change my field can you please suggest which one i better for me