SAP is a growing technology and there is a considerable demand for sap modules. SAP Success Factors is a product that has seen a steadily increasing demand. In recent years many have chosen this stream and there are a lot of consultants in the market. Picking up a good consultant from this flock is a challenge.
I am a certified PMGM, SP/CDP, and EC consultant with 5+ years of experience. I'm also into the interview panel for over a year now. I have come across several consultants in this process. With all my experience, here is the checklist I made to find a resourceful consultant. Hope this helps the other recruiters and the SF interview panel while hiring.
SAP is a competitive industry and if you are not willing to put in the effort someone else will.
- Filtering candidates based on resume
The first step is to check the skill set of the consultant to know the modules he/she is expertise in.
The SAP certification is almost a must for experienced consultants. Even if not certified, we can still consider if we find the job experience resourceful.
A quick review of the resume will help to ensure that you are only interviewing candidates that are well-qualified. Choose candidates only who are interview-worthy.
- Asses how much depth the consultant has on the modules
make sure that the candidate has real-time experience and don’t assume that they will have by looking at their certifications. They might have cleared it out of luck or with other help.
- Check if they have a basic idea of the other modules too
In most scenarios, there will be dependency or integration with other modules. So, the candidate must have a basic idea of what and how other modules function.A good consultant should have competent cross-module functional knowledge.
- Ensure that the Consultants have previous implementation or support experience
check what good previous experience they bring in and make the role better
- Should be experienced enough to take up implementation projects alone.
only then there will be a smooth go-live as only a bit of experienced candidates can overcome all the challenges during the configuration.
6. Good communication skills are a must
Communication skills are important because communicating in the best way shows customers that the consultant understands what they actually mean instead of what they are simply saying. Consultants should have fair communication skills to better understand the client and business requirements. Should possess good listening skills too as it is much needed during the time of requirement gathering.
7. Passionate about the profession
Consultants should be passionate enough to explore, go above and beyond, inspect all the scenarios, and suggest the best possible practices to the clients.
Picking an unsuitable consultant will ultimately result in a lot more effort and trouble for the company. So should carefully pick an ideal consultant. This can be achieved through carefully planned questioning- Open questions, which allow the consultants to talk in detail; probing questions that give a deep insight and prompt experience-based examples. With these, we can understand the traits that the consultant posses.
I hope the above checklist gives insight for the recruiters and the SF interview panel while hiring.
Thank you for taking the time to read. Please feel free to share your ideas and questions in the comment box of this blog. I’d be glad to share what I know with you. Also, do share your thoughts on your hiring experience. Share this blog with your colleagues.
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