I am looking for companies that train students in SAP (FICO/CRM/HR). Does any one have any idea? Currently in CPT. My previous project ended and I want to get training in SAP. Any ideas and suggestions are welcome!!!

bro, visit www.sulekha.com  you can find many there.

I did. But many of them offer online training and way expensive too. Too hard to trust as I am a victim of one of those desi consultancies. They kept on saying they will file my H1 but at last they backed out. So I had to go to college. I am looking for a nice consultancy which can be trusted. And will do the H1 filing.

Any SAP professionals with fresh suggestions. I am doing my master's in accounting so trying to get training in FICO or CRM.

Dhoti consultancies are scared like abused dogs this year. aru option haru chaina  bro... mailay pani try gardai chu.. yeso update gardai gara hai

 

try and take the training from any consultancy that is offering it for free and study really hard for FICO certification course. The fee for the certification course is $500. If you have the certification, that will be a good start. Since you are in college getting your masters, you will get OPT after graduation. WIth your certification, you can try for (unpaid) internships in big five (Accenture/Deliotte etc). I know its easier said than done but you can always try.

Also try and contact as many SAP consultants you know. SAP world is very small and someone in one project is always linked to the other. Call people, ask for help, try to build network. I know it might be intimidating at first, but that is the only way to learn SAP unless your firm sends you to the academy.

The certification course is pretty rigorous and there are plenty of material online if you search enough. Once you are certified, its much easier to market yourself. You will have an edge over others and you can go around looking for good consultancies.

If you really want it, you can teach yourself SAP better than any dhoti trainer. The trainers in consultancies don't know anything. There are a lot of resources out there, you just have to know how to filter and process the information.

Last but not the least; practice practice practice. I know that business processes differ and drives the software, but unless you know the basics and are familiar with the system- you cant put it in context.

SAP is not hard but you have to willing to work very very hard. Don't do it just cuz you think you will make more money, cuz it will be a good number of years before you start earning what you think you will. Plus as long as you are on H-1B, there will always be one dhoti consultancy that will make your life hell at some point.
Do it if you think it is a good skill to have and if you think it is a good career move for you.

Good Luck.

.. and this is one of the reason that I luv visiting sajha. Such a wonderful piece of advice. I completely agree with Soitis what he/she said. Its practice that will take u further, tried to find SAP experts close by, but cudnt find any. So as he/she mentioned, there are not many SAP experts around.

all the best!

Thanks soitis. That was very encouraging. I have already started gathering materials for FICO and studying. But I need to learn how to use the software too. I have been looking for consultancies that trains in SAP for free but i haven't found a single one yet. They all ask for over $1000 for a week training (40-50 hrs). They say SAP server access is expensive so they have to charge. I don't know where to find those consultancies. I tried sulekha but no use.

If u know any one who has done SAP could you please let me know so I can check it out. It will be a really big help.

Thanks again for your advice. I will work on it.