No idea

[crapmemory]

I have been made redundant and now desperately looking for work. I have seen jobs advertised that say SAP or CRM experience required but I have no idea what these are. Can anyone tell me? TIA

[factor-fiction]

I've just googled SAP CRM and got half a million hits, so there should be something there to help you

[john5843]

SAP is a software company, they are asking for experience with the SAP portfolio of products.

CRM stands for something like Client Relationship Management, it a SAP product.

Thanks.

[buildersmate]

It's actually Customer Relationship Management. It is one of the suites of Applications that make up the SAP system - the one that deals with finding and maintaining customers.

[another-view]

If you have no idea what they are, I would suggest you don't apply for these jobs.

[crapmemory]

Another-view....the reason I wanted to know is the job descriptions sound as if I could do the job but I just wanted to know exactly what they were. When I know EXACTLY I can apply for jobs explaining that I know what these systems are but although I haven't used them I am more than willing to learn.

[crapmemory]

Sorry.....rant over. Thanks for all your replies.

[another-view]

I would still think you were wasting your time looking for jobs where you have no clue as to what the job entails. I could go for a rocket scientist job and say I am willing to learn.

If it says "experience required" then that is what it means. You would be wasting both yours and the employer's time by applying for this.

[crapmemory]

Not necessarily. My last job was advertised as needing someone with experience but I got an interview, said I was willing to learn and got the job! I was there for 9 years until the company made us all redundant in November.

[Jumbuck]

And another-view perhaps you could let those nice people at every JobCentrePlus in the country know that that is a valid reason for not applying for jobs.

[another-view]

I would hope that staff in such a position would realise this.

[crapmemory]

No you are wrong there. I have the joy of signing on as I am now unemployed. They have given me job leads that have expired, oil rig jobs in Scotland and jobs where English is not needed. Another government office doing a fine job!