SAP in OZ

cchamyl

Hi Guys!

I created this thread for SAP peeps to share how they found work in Australia. Hope you can share which companies/places have job openings. Tulungan lang lalo na at bago sa Australia. 🙂

cookiebutter

Hi cchamyl!

SAP ABAP ako. Ano ikaw? I just got my visa grant last week. Naghahanap rin ako ng work sa Australia.

First thing's first, my friend advised me to change my resume format to Australian format. Which I am doing right now.

cchamyl

hello @cookiebutter! sap sd naman ako... nahihirapan ako maghanap ng work... wala maxado sap sd sa oz... sana makahanap... pano yung australian format ng resume and cover letter? pa.share naman... i would really appreciate it... san mo plan magstay?

stolich18

@cchamyl

Tips regarding resume:

Customise according to the job spec. Kahit extensive ang experience mo spanning over the years, hindi nila papansinin yun kung wala ung experience na hinahanap nila.. sa pinas kase iba, kahit medyo related ok lang na ihire ka, tapos ittrain ka na lang.. hehehe Dito kase very important for them local experience pero for hard-to-find skills / niche market, ok lang yun bsta maprove mo sa resume mo na you have what it takes to do the job.
Ilagay sa resume ang Australian address and phone number, and ung visa status. Marami kase nagapply offshore so hindi sure ung mga recruiters kung Au-based na ba ung applicant or hindi. Preferred nila na andito ka sa Australia.
Prepare to provide references, tinatawagan tlg yan ng ibang recruiters kung minsan.

Aside from the resume...

Build your network and connections via linkedin. Build your credentials/profile sa linkedin. Join SAP Australia and other related groups. You can actually introduce yourself sa mga recruiters... 🙂 Actually pde nyo rin tingnan sa seek ung name ng recruiter then hanapin nyo sa linkedin. hehe Pde naman magpakilala kayo and inform na you are looking for a job..
Pde rin ibuild profile sa seek. May tumawag na rin sakin before na nakita ung profile ko sa seek. Ok din dito.
Minsan kahit wala pang job posting, may mga recruiter na gusto kayong imeet face to face. Ok lang yun, part of building your connections yun. :-) Minsan bibigyan pa kayo ng tips ng recruiter pano pagandahin resume and how to do well sa job interview. 🙂 Marami na rin akong nameet na recruiter in person. Minsan nga after ko pa magkatrabaho, dun maglalabasan mga job opportunities and marami nagtatawagan kaso may work na ako (altho ngayon napansin ko medyo tahimik sila.. hehe)

Siguro sa dami ng pinasa kong resume/application at kung sino sinong recruiter ang inadd ko at nakausap ko sa linkedin, one day may tumawag na lang na recruiter, na I really don't recall applying for the job post. hehehe yun ung naging 2nd job ko (1st job ko kase in Melbourne, pinili ko ung dito sa Sydney kase longer contract)

And of course pinakaimportant sa lahat, pray without ceasing! 🙂

cchamyl

@stolich18 thank you ha... ang ganda ng mga tips mo... dun ako talaga nahihirapan sa pag customise... hahahaha... cguro it's because i find hard to sell myself/skills... hahahaha... baka pwede mo i-check yung resume ko and magbigay ka ng comments/suggestions...

SAP ka din ba? baka naman may opening sa nyo... hahaha... i'm actually in singapore right now for a project... so wala pa talaga ako sa OZ.. plan ko mag initial entry feb 2014... nagdadalawang isip ako iwan work ko kac mamaya wala ako mahanap na work... risky talaga... bat alam ko dapat ko gawin...

stolich18

Cge iPM mo lang skn email ad mo. Pde rin kita bigyan ng sample resume. Or forward mo na lang skn resume mo para check ko.. pero dapat against a specific job post sya para macompare ko.. Pag government job posts, nirrequire nila na may kasamang selection criteria. 1 paragraph sya composed of 3-5 sentences explaining ano ung experience mo that directly addresses the requirements 🙂 hehehe

Yup SAP ako, nasa government agency ako ngayon pero contract lang to.. Unfortunately walang SD dito... contractor kami laht sa project tapos magkakaroon pa ng SI (System Integrator - consulting company to na hindi ko pa alam sino heheh) meron dito FIN, HR/Payroll, Procurement and Asset Mgt...

Ang nakikita ko na SD dati na mga posts, more like IS-Retail ba un...

cchamyl

<blockquote rel="stolich18">Cge iPM mo lang skn email ad mo. Pde rin kita bigyan ng sample resume. Or forward mo na lang skn resume mo para check ko.. pero dapat against a specific job post sya para macompare ko.. Pag government job posts, nirrequire nila na may kasamang selection criteria. 1 paragraph sya composed of 3-5 sentences explaining ano ung experience mo that directly addresses the requirements 🙂 hehehe

Ang nakikita ko na SD dati na mga posts, more like IS-Retail ba un... </blockquote>

ok cge.. PM kita para mahingi yung sample resume and cover letter kung pwede... 🙂 hehehe...

cookiebutter

@cchamyl wala pa akong naiisip na lugar. I am open anywhere. Pero kung may choice, gusto ko sana Sydney or Brisbane. May sample resume and cover letter ako. Kaso lang andun name ng friend ko. Mahirap na i-distribute. Baka magalit sya.

@stolich18 pm ko rin email ko sa iyo. Mas maganda maraming draft choices. Salamat rin sa tips.

cookiebutter

Paano pala mag-private message dito sa forum? Sorry po newbie lang.

cchamyl

<blockquote rel="cookiebutter">@cchamyl wala pa akong naiisip na lugar. I am open anywhere. Pero kung may choice, gusto ko sana Sydney or Brisbane. May sample resume and cover letter ako. Kaso lang andun name ng friend ko. Mahirap na i-distribute. Baka magalit sya.

@stolich18 pm ko rin email ko sa iyo. Mas maganda maraming draft choices. Salamat rin sa tips.</blockquote>

hahahaha... pwede mo naman tanggalin yung name... 🙂 to send private message, click mo yung name ng gusto mo i-msg tapos sa left part ng screen meron dun nakalagay na Send XXXX a message..

cookiebutter

Sige gawin ko mamaya sa bahay. Phone lang tong gamit ko eh. Restricted rin access sa office.

cchamyl

up ko lang para makita nung ibang forumers na nasa SAP field.

@stolich18 salamat sis ha... nakita ko na yung sample cover letter and resume

stolich18

you're welcome. Galing lang din yang cover letter and resume from an Aussie-pinoy friend. Maganda ung format ng resume nya. Mismo pating mga Aussie recruiters sinasabi na ilagay ang visa status sa resume para clear, and of course Australian address and mobile. 🙂 Inembellish ko na lang ung resume and ginawa kong SAP specific.

Pag government job posts, may selection criteria statement pa un ha. 🙂 Pde rin igoogle pano gumawa ng selection criteria. In case meron sa inyo nagapply for a govt job, pde ko rin iPM ung selection criteria na ginawa ko before. 🙂

cchamyl

ano yung selection criteria? cge.. pa.pm na lang din... maraming salamat @stolich18

Khorups

try nyo sa seek tapos filter sa goldcoast area, madaming SAP related jobs

Gori

If you can switch to other skills/job other than SAP please do.. Walang future ang SAP dito.. I'm just being honest.

stolich18

@Gori oh nose, pano mo nasabi yun? :-S As in all of SAP??? dahil iooffshore na lahat?

Pero ung mga SAP Business analysts, kelangan pa rin sila di ba?

Gori

Yup. that is basedfrom my observation... i applied for a few which was posted then no feedback after... since this is a high paying job i think they hire internally or have it outsourced

<blockquote rel="stolich18">@Gori oh nose, pano mo nasabi yun? :-S As in all of SAP??? dahil iooffshore na lahat?

Pero ung mga SAP Business analysts, kelangan pa rin sila di ba?</blockquote>

stolich18

Ahh pero now you have work na, right? Pero di na SAP-related, tama ba?

Hmmm depende nga siguro sa demand, marami kase akong kilalang mga SAP contractors for a long time already. And they are always willing to move interstate. Since maliit lang din ang job market ng SAP, halos lahat magkakakilala na from their past projects so yeah, medyo mahirap sa start pag wala pang kakilala, kailangan makabreak-in muna.

May 3 akong kaibigan dito na SAP ang mga work (Mobility, SD and Basis) and lahat sila full-time. Yung isa sa knila kakamigrate lang last year. Yung 2 more than 5 years na dito sa Australia.

Sa tingin ko ung mga very technical roles maooffshore na tlga yun pero hindi mawawala ang SAP dito, kailangan pa rin ng mga internal people on-shore sa Australia who understands the business, especially pag sa government kase maraming classified information lalo na sa Federal (Canberra) na hindi pde basta-basta ioutsource...

Gori

Tama ka, most of the ads for SAP Basis kelangan ng Security clearance.. gone are the days na in-demand ang SAP dito - mahal kasi ng budget sa kanila.. swerte nung mga matagal nang andito.. may mga kakilala din ako na SAP Basis dito pero nawalan ng work dahil na-outsource..

hindi na ako SAP basis ngayon, i'm doing project management na, at least eto na ang career track ko ayoko na din naman mag technical nakakapagod na din lalo na kapag consulting masyado demanding ang work