How to build a strong SAP ABAP CV 1
A good SAP consultant is more than a CV. You know that a CV is a piece of paper or in our times it’s just a word or pdf file. Everyone can write a nice CV but not everyone can develop on SAP ABAP.
You know that only with an interview and working onsite you can prove how good ABAP you are and that you can adapt to new situtations everyday. But is also true that a CV is the foot in to get an interview and then get that position on that great project.
When you apply to any position you will first face a Recruitment Consultant and only if your CV is good and you have a good Recruitment Consultant beside you you will get that interview. In the meantime you will also need to provide a good reference.
On this process the client will ask the Recruitment Agency some CV’s for a specific role and usually they request experience in several ABAP areas like sapscript, smartforms or BAPIS. When the client receives CV’s from your agency he will look for your experience and search for the specific areas he needs. Even if you are good developing ABAP the client will decide on an interview only with your CV. You can now see how important this piece of information is.
Writing your ABAP CV
Make it short and precise. Start with a small introduction of your profile. Write how many years experience you have and if you are specialized in any specific area (ABAP HR, e.g.).
SAP ABAP Consultant & Developer with 11 years experience, certified by SAP and good knowledge of logistic areas such as MM and SD. :
Then you can put your training or go straight to your project experience.
BC400 – ABAP Workbench Foundations & Concepts
BC405 – Programming ABAP Reports; ABAP Dictionary (BC430)
BC410 – Programming Using Dialogues; Remote Function Call in ABAP (BC415)
BC425 – Enhancement & Modifications; SAPScript Form Layouts (BC460)
Before your project experience you can also state your areas of expertise and your level. This will help the client see how you evaluate your level and in which areas you have worked. You can also write this at the end and ad the last year worked and up to which version.
SAP Technical Skills
Component / # Years of Use / Level (1-5)
ABAP 8 5
ABAP-OOP 5 4
BADI / Exits / BTE 7 5
BAPI 6 5
ALE / IDOC / RFC 7 5
BSP / ITS 2 4
Workflow 1 2
Authorizations 1 4
SapScript 2 3
SmartForms 2 4
Going into the project section you need something like this:
Client X
January 2009 to February 2010
Amsterdam
Position: ABAP Senior Consultant
Description: This was the implementation of Enterprise Version (4.7) in Client X. The largest client in the country. The project involved 200 consultants and a universe of more than 5000 users. Working very closely with the functional team to built up a mission-critical add-on (contractors work management) that integrates with MM and SD . I have used OOP to develop many enhancements and new developments, making extensive use of BADI’s, GUI Controls (ALV, Tree), Classes, Interfaces and Events. I have also contributed, with my experience in ALE, helping out the data migration team (Materials and Customers).
To finish your CV you need to ad your language skills. There should be no need to ad languages where you have basic skills. For an SAP project you will need fluent or at least intermediate. Almost everyone speaks English so it should be better than speaking basic Italian. You can use the European evaluation model for this and evaluate your language skills on Listening, Reading and Spoken interaction.
If possible try to get as many details as possible from your client or agency. With this information you can write a specific CV for the role you are applying to. If the client asks someone with a good experience in BADI’s then you can specify every project you worked with BADI’s
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The Most Common Mistakes Job Hunters Make When Writing Their Resumes and How to Avoid Them!
