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Choosing a career in SAP with Stephen Lofthouse

March 15, 2024 · 32 min

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    In today’s episode, David Chaviano hosts Professor Stephen Lofthouse from Nottingham University Business School on the SAP Learning Insights Podcast to discuss the importance and benefits of pursuing a career in SAP. Steve, with a background that transited from pharmacy to software development and teaching SAP for many years, is passionate about equipping students with SAP skills and connecting them to industry opportunities. SAP knowledge can lead to a global career and the understanding the platform used by numerous businesses makes students an attractive hire. Steve suggests students start by researching companies using SAP, utilizing free learning resources like learning.sap.com and openSAP for skills, and actively engage with the SAP Community to demonstrate their interest and knowledge. He highlights the vast opportunities in technology and SAP, especially as AI and cloud migrations become prevalent, making it an ideal time to enter the field and secure a long-lasting, globally relevant career.

    Nottingham University Business School:  https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/business/
    Staff page Stephen Lofthouse:  https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/business/people/lizsjl.phtml
    SAP Partners: https://www.sap.com/partners.html

    Visit SAP Learning: https://learning.sap.com/ 
    Learn more about the SAP Learning Hub: https://learninghub.sap.com/ 
    Visit the SAP Community:  https://community.sap.com/ 

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