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Alina Dizik, Special to CareerBuilder

If you didn’t have the best working relationship with your previous manager, deciding whether to list him as a job reference can be tough. It’s especially difficult because “former bosses are generally the first reference employers look for from job applicants,” says Chris Posti, president of outplacement firm Posti & Associates. “If you don’t provide your former boss as a reference, it will cause concern, unless you can give a solid explanation.” Since reference checks are often one of the last steps to getting hired, it’s even more important to not raise any red flags.

Not sure whether to list your former boss? Here, human resources experts weigh in on what to do if you think you’ll get a less continue reading…

SAP*, DDIC, EARLYWATCH

SAP Systems create the standard users SAP*, DDIC and EARLYWATCH during the installation process in the clients as shown in the table below.

During the installation process, SAP Systems creates standard users such as SAP*, DDIC and EARLYWATCH. The table below shows these ID’s with their standard passwords.

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By Careerbuilder.com

To a painter, an untouched canvas holds unlimited possibility for a bold new creation. But for each artist, the potential for something great is counterweighed by the potential for unparalleled failure.

Similarly, excitement and anxiety loom over job interviews. When you present yourself to an employer, you hope all the right words come out and you woo them. You only practice the perfect responses to questions, never the wrong answers. But in the back of your mind you know that you might end up sounding like a terrible candidate who no employer will ever hire, even if you’re actually the perfect person for the job.

For a job seeker, the blank canvas is the open-ended question. When the right answer requires more than a yes or a no, job seekers need to take advantage of the freedom they have with their responses, not fear it. But perhaps no question intimidates job seekers more than “So, tell me a little about yourself.”

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by Simon Kirrage

How many times have you been asked by SAP recruiters “do you know anyone?” If you give a name, that person will get bombarded with emails and if you don’t, they will never know about the jobs that suit them, so you can either let your friend down or hand them to frenzied agents to chase. After all, give a consultants name to a non reputable agent and they will probably never speak with you again!

Agents ask because they have a bad combination going on – too lazy to search and too mean to pay – harsh but true. Consider contacting an agent and asking continue reading…

By Clinton Jones

Your BASIS administrators will tell you that your SAP system is idling along with 10% system utilization and plenty of memory and few or no system locks. So why are your users complaining that their batch upload processes are taking so long or that that form is taking too long to respond?

The answer isn’t a simple one. There are many factors that influence overall system response time and the length of time it takes to complete a load. Here are a couple of areas that you should consider with respect to your environment and some areas you may want to discuss with your IT support teams to ensure Winshuttle users have an optimized experience.

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Beth Braccio Hering, Special to CareerBuilder

In a tight market, every job seeker needs to find a way to stand out from the crowd. What separates the great from the good and makes a particular candidate too irresistible to pass up? Often, it is one of these three things:

1. Ability to prove worth

It is one thing to call yourself an outstanding communicator or an effective leader. It is another to back those claims with proof. Employers want to know what you’d bring to the table if hired.

“Candidates who can provide real, tangible examples of successes at their current and past jobs certainly stand out,” say Western Union’s Chris Brabec, director of leadership talent acquisition, and Laura Hopkins, vice president of talent acquisition.

Alan Guinn, managing director and CEO of The Guinn Consultancy Group in Bristol, Tenn., agrees. “More and more of my clients simply aren’t interested in questions like, ‘If you were an animal, what would you be?’ They are exponentially more interested in seeing if the candidate for a position understands the value that he or she brings to the employer when hired.” continue reading…

We all know that SAP systems can save a businesses a lot of time and money. However, if systems are not implemented properly it can cause a lot of problems, including reputation damage, financial losses and inter-departmental mix ups. In some cases, badly set up systems can be more of a hinderance than a help.
If you’re looking at using ERP systems such as SAP in your business, it can be a bit of a daunting task. Knowing what kind of system will suit you best, which modules will be most cost effective and efficient, the projected budget and the implementation timescale are all vital to integrating the system smoothly.
Failure to take proper care of any of these variables can result in a lot of hassle and potential lost revenue.  For this reason you really should consult a professional SAP company that will have the experience of setting these systems up, if only to seek advice.

So there are lots of questions when considering SAP systems. If you’re looking for some tips and points to consider when looking at these integrated systems, try GuruOnline.