management-how?

[Former Member]

hi guys

I graduated in engineering stream some years back...then couldnt work bcos of health and private problems....this year I started to look for jobs again....I took training in SAP BW course and got job as consultant in one consulting co in europe(2 months back).I am on bench.

I started to realise that I want to see myself more in management roles than technical.....How can I steer my career from this point....doing BPX courses....or work with BW sometime then do management course or progress in career....

I lack experience and rolemodels to take advice...I will be thankful if any experienced people give thier opinions....

Regards,

NR

[che_eky]

From your original post its seems that you are a graduate in their first job. Your overall hands-on experience is very little (dare I say nil) having attended a SAP BW course and then sat on a bench for 2 months.

My advise, in view of the current economic climate, is steer your career towards keeping your job.

Flexibility and the willingness to take on whatever your employer throws at you is key (if only to get off the bench). Steering your career towards management should take a back seat for now. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth, capitalise on this opportunity to build a solid technical base.

What i'm trying to say is that you should be concentrating on holding onto a career that you can steer. Or steering your career towards keeping your career, don't career off the edge, or something like that i'm confused now.

Che.

[Former Member]

Thanks for your opinions Amit and Julius......and Amit,I am sorry to say that I couldnt understand your answer ...Can you please elaborate it in my case?

Thanks,

NR

[Former Member]

Was Just intended you to do what you earn with your prior experience,If you like to flip your career from Technical to management,i believe its continious process.

Carry with those skills and field with you really enjoyed work with, and feels comfortable with in.

Small Question:Do you think that money can buy anything?

[Former Member]

Thanks for your answer Amit.

I donot believe Money can buy anything.....why?

[Former Member]

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> .....why?

..Because Because Money can buy a house, but not a home.

Money can buy a bed, but not sleep.

Money can buy a clock, but not time.

Money can buy a book, but not knowledge.

Money can buy food, but not an appetite.

Money can buy position, but not respect.

Money can buy blood, but not life.

Money can buy insurance, but not safety

Money can buy AIDS, but not its Diognose

[Former Member]

Got it friend.Thanks.

[matt]

On the other hand, I'd rather be rich and miserable, than poor and miserable. ( But I'd rather be poor and happy ).

[former_member184657]

Ah.... I dont mind rich and happy.

pk

[che_eky]

Money can buy a bed, but not sleep, sleep will come

Money can buy a clock, but not time, the clock will help you manage time

Money can buy a book, but not knowledge, buy many books to give the impression of knowledge

Money can buy food, but not an appetite, an appetite helps but is not essential

Money can buy position, but not respect, buy a respectable position

Money can buy blood, but not life, buy the right blood group

Money can buy insurance, but not safety, best you don't mention the blood group thing

Money can buy AIDS, but not its Diognose, no comment

Just some fun

Che

[matt]

Rich and happy I can live with. I'd just rather be happy than miserable.

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> Money can buy a bed, but not sleep, sleep will come
> Money can buy a clock, but not time, the clock will help you manage time
> Money can buy a book, but not knowledge, buy many books to give the impression of knowledge
> Money can buy food, but not an appetite, an appetite helps but is not essential
> Money can buy position, but not respect, buy a respectable position 
> Money can buy blood, but not life, buy the right blood group
> Money can buy insurance, but not safety, best you don't mention the blood group thing
> Money can buy AIDS, but not its Diognose, no comment
> 
> Just some fun
> Che

Nice one - here's an alternative.

Money can buy a bed, but not sleep, - buy a sleeping pill/masseuse...

Money can buy a clock, but not time, - pay someone else to do what you've no time for - leaving you with more time to do what you actually enjoy

>Money can buy a book, but not knowledge, buy many books to give the impression of knowledge

Money can buy food, but not an appetite, an appetite helps but is not essential - and keeps you slim

Money can buy position, but not respect, - but it does get you power, the next best thing...

Money can buy blood, but not life, buy the right blood group

Money can buy insurance, but not safety, - I'll hide in my nuclear bunker...

Money can buy AIDS, but not its Diognose, - but it'll buy you comfort and the latest drugs

[Former Member]

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> Money can buy position, but not respect, - but it does get you power, the next best thing...

..But imagine sometimes how Next best thing may become worse (just yesterday's Incident).

[Former Member]

Very interesting topic...

I did my engineering , then did my MBA and joined a company as a business analyst .. that company for some reason decided to have me certified in SAP BW ( 3.0b) and 4 years later I find myself more technical than managerial even though I manage a project - I still work a lot on architecture and design and ABAP too. Trust me - I find this much more interesting and simulating than preparing presentations which I find my peers doing most of the time ( I do not know their opinions on what they do - I found it to be dull at best !!)

It all depends on your inclination - what you could do is go back over your experience and see what part of it you really liked doing and how you can build upon the same.

My 0.02

Arun

[Former Member]

Hi NR,

I am heading in exactly the opposite direction, so it would be interesting to exchange ideas and experiences with you.

I think it is important not to discard what you have learnt and done before, but try to use it as a vector for heading in the direction which interests you most.

I do security work in the technical consulting area, but come from an economics and mathematics background ("bean counters") in the public accounting area.

Try to do that which you enjoy most (which is often also not too far removed from that which you do best) and make the best of it.

There is also nothing wrong with bean farming (disclosure: I am also a hobby farmer, but not a very good one).

Finding a happy mix is also an option.

Good luck,

Julius

[Former Member]

To select well among old things, is almost equal to inventing new ones.