How To Become A Successful SAP HR Consultant?

SAP has been dominating the IT scene for many years now and unlike hardcore IT business, SAP is more like an effective solution management tool, which explains why so many people go crazy about SAP. Now SAP has many domains and functionalities. Some of these functionalities require basic programming knowledge while others actually demand a person to burn the midnight oil. Of late SAP HR seems to be on the latest bandwagon that people are jumping into. Before you too follow the SAP HR race, learn what it is all about and whether or not you fit the bill.

What is SAP HR?

SAP HR is a human resource management tool that can help the company to manage its human capital more effectively. Many top companies like Deloitte use SAP HR to optimize the day to day process and gain valuable workforce insight. SAP HR is much more than mere payroll processing software. It helps the company to take fact-based decisions based on human capital and human talent.

What It Takes To Make a Mark?

1. Learn SAP: You might be thinking that isn’t it the most obvious thing to do. Of course it is, but what we imply here is that knowledge about only your domain in not enough. SAP HR is required to work in collaboration with various other departments like finance, supply chain, inventory and many others. In order to ensure that you understand the domain properly, you need to understand all aspects of SAP, though your specialization would always be central to your domain of work. 

2. Check Your Educational Certificates: SAP HR training is a specialized course. The salary of SAP consultants is quite high, which perhaps explains the reason why everyone is not eligible to undergo this certification. You need to have a bachelor’s degree in human resource or business management along with proper knowledge of information technology in order to qualify for this training.

3. Understand the Domain of SAP HR: SAP HR course is not a simple course. On the contrary it is a very huge field that can be divided into different domains like Organizational Management (OM), Personal Administration (PA), Enterprise Learning (EL, Training Management), E-Recruitment (Recruitment Management), Time Management (TM), Payroll (PY), Personal Development (PD) and Performance Management (PM). It is important to have an idea of each division in order to ensure that you are able to manage the HR functions of a large multinational company.

4. Understand Your Role: Usually, people have a misconception that HR jobs are easy and laid back job. If you are aspiring to be a certified SAP HR consultant, forget that idea and be prepared for a life of a frequent traveler. You shall be required to travel frequently, attend seminars and give training to people from the management regarding SAP. Besides this, you would also be required to be a part of the hiring process and various formalities associated with it like maintaining an employee database and preparing his payroll etc. So if you are looking for an easy job, this is not your domain.

5. Keep Yourself Updated: SAP is not a stagnant technology. It is evolving on a day to day basis.  If you want to keep yourself relevant in this domain, it is advisable that you keep yourself updated on a regular basis.  Make a personal effort to learn everything that you might have missed in your training. You can subscribe to SAP personal groups, forums and subscribe to SAP portals to ensure that you remain updated about the happenings in this domain.

Lastly before joining SAP, make sure you are well aware of its roles and responsibilities and understand how much these roles are in sync with your dreams and aspirations. Keep in mind that SAP is a continuous learning process and there is no shortcut way out to achieve your dream role in the domain of SAP HR.