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Written by Nilesh JethwaFrankly, I had no clue what I was going to become. Infact, deep down I did
not want to become anything. I was (am) very much influenced by the teachings of
Swami Vivekananda and Ramakrishna Paramhansa. I was influenced to the extent that
I had made decision to lead a similar life as the ascetics in India.
At that time I was doing by Computer Science and Engineering from VJTI so my father very well aware of my intentions asked me to at least finish my engineering and in the mean time I kept my options open.
During those years in engineering I became more open minded and started beginning to understand the fact that shunning myself from the world may not be the best option to pursue my spiritual journey.
Fast-forward to this day, my world is totally different than I wanted it to be but there
is no regret, infact I thank the almighty that things did not work out the way I wished.
I have learnt the fact that “everything happens for the best” and constantly amazed by
its relevance by all the events that have occurred in my life.
One of the things was becoming an Oracle apps consultant. I did not wanted to go out of
Mumbai and just wished for a job within my city but during my campus interview I got selected to work at Wipro. Since Wipro was one of the first companies after TCS and since I was eligible to appear for the aptitude test (based on my grades) I thought of giving the test just to find out what an aptitude test really is.
God knows what happened but in spite of my effort I got selected and I was no longer eligible to apply for any other campus jobs! I just gave the test to gain some experience for the other Mumbai based companies those were scheduled for the campus on a later date. This was a major shock to my family and me.
I settled my mind with the truth that “everything happens for the best”; there must be a greater plan in action otherwise how else could I have passed the test and the interview where I didn’t put any effort?
Finally I arrive at the Wipro office in Bangalore and was put into the applications group. I did not have any clue what this group does. I was put in a group that was providing offshore support to Seagate (the hard disk manufacturer).
Slowly and steadily I was bombarded with the MRP and ERP stuff. There were some great seniors (Sunil, Vivek and Sai) who were always eager to mentor and help me out and that really made my life easy.
At that time around 1997-1998 Seagate was using ManMan (an MRP system), Oracle Applications 10.7 character and smartclient (GUI) for some other modules.
Since I was not billable I was not important and nobody really cared what I was doing. So I utilized this freedom to learn on my own and help my colleagues with whatever skills I had picked up during my college years.
Frankly speaking all this ERP stuff was too overwhelming for me. I had never come across
nor imagined how a company could ever need such a complex piece of software, so many customizations and so many sub-systems.
I came strictly from a strong technical background, dealing with assembly language, “C” and Pascal programming, learning about the microprocessors etc and never had any exposure to the business side of any business.
But eventually I started getting hold of the concepts and learnt some tricks on how to attack any ERP related stuff.
Since I have good learning abilities I gained enough expertise in a short period.
I worked at Wipro for almost a year and since the ERP job market was hot at that time I managed to get a job in the “wonderful USA”. In all the ERP projects, I have found that I have always been the youngest of all my colleagues.
The reason for this could be that I got an early break in this lucrative field whereas most of my colleagues had prior job experience in some other field and got themselves trained in Oracle Applications.
Thanks to the almighty force for taking me through the shortcut 
“Everything happens for the best”, don’t you agree?
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14 Comments to “How did I become an Oracle Apps Consultant?”
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April 6th, 2007 at 9:00 am
Hai,I have somw querys could you please explain for me?
April 7th, 2007 at 6:29 pm
Dear Friend!
I want to communicate with you directly to discuss abouy ERP related things and related to me..
please respond asap.
Thanks and regards,
Kunwar
November 27th, 2007 at 6:50 am
I would like work as an Oracle ERP Consultant. I have done my PG in MBA and pursuing my MSc. (IT). I have 1.5 years of working in Infosys BPO, Bangalore and working with UBS, Hyderabad currently.
February 6th, 2008 at 3:48 am
Hi,
I am thinking of breaking into Oracle Apps.
I just wanted to know what are the basic skills one requires to get into it. I am just done with my master’s in Industrial Engineering and do not have much of coding experience.
Thanks & Regards
Aaron Merugu
February 7th, 2008 at 8:31 am
Hi Nilesh,
My name is Preety.. while serching jobs on oracle apps i came across ur post and it was worth spending past 5 mins reading ur experience. Me too from mumbai and would like to take suggestion from u. I wanted to get into Oracle apps but had no idea where to start. First I started learning database as dba skillset also impress me a lot. I cleared ocp dba certi and started looking job on it but as i had my earlier experience in sql server/ .net , with zero experience on dba nobody was ready to take me in Mumbai then i took training on oracle apps technical and financial and again started looking out job on that but facing same problem again as i don’t hv real time experience on erp .. no jobs and without job how can i get experience .. as u r from mumbai can u suggest me few companys which will give me exposure or sugesst something which will help me to start gud careear. wating for ur reply.
Regards,
Preety
February 15th, 2008 at 6:31 am
Hi Aaron,
I worked in Oracle Apps for 1 year but in testing. I thought of working as a developer in Oracle Apps but couldn’t make it. Now I shifted to ASP.Net due to some reasons. Well, the basic skillset required for working in Oracle Apps are one should be able to write effective PL/SQL procedures for writing concurrent programs, should be aware of various modules(say OM, purchasing, inventory etc.) and also the flow between them.
April 17th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
Sir,
I am interested in working as an Oracle Apps DBA. I got a job as ERP Consultant, but due to many problems that arised in the company with the employees and the Management I was not provided with proper training. So I wish to quit from there. To be frank, now my mind is blank(completely in a confused state thinking of “What to do?”). Now I am learning Oracle of my own (Self Study). Please give me some suggestions regarding how can i prepare, the way of preparation, etc. to become an Oracle Apps employee or Oracle ERP Consultant?, how to apply?, where to apply? Please help me and guide me.
Thakns and Regards,
Sangeeth Kumar
May 8th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
One day you will surely take up spiritual path .My life experience is also similar to your’s.
Harsha
May 28th, 2008 at 12:51 am
similar things happened here…
Boss
June 6th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
Hi Sir, I need some information from u, I am new in IT.. I have done MCom… Which modules u prefer me to go for? plz give me reply to tv.suhail@gmail.com
June 14th, 2008 at 10:31 am
Hi,
Im a 2006 passout, Ive been working in a Oracle Apps support team, for PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) module, I’ve also been trying my hand in BOM and inventory modules as well.
I wud like to know, what are the prospects becoming a Orcale Apps-PLM functional consultant!!..
Appreciate your response @ kavitham_13@yahoo.co.in
Thanks,
Kavitha.
July 14th, 2008 at 7:23 am
hi,
i want to start oracle apps can any one tell me how to start and from where to start,currently iam working in banglore perot systems on java side.
July 17th, 2008 at 12:40 am
Hi,
i want to study Oralce apps or Oracle which one is best for present situation.
July 23rd, 2008 at 10:04 pm
Hi,
I am just looking for some information regarding Oracle modules related with Industrial Engg field. I came across your posting…its quite interesting!….I pursued my Masters recently in Ind Engg and looking for a job. I dont have ant knowledge regarding the software coding and programming. Could you please suggest me whether I can be eligible to start the training regarding this….How much time span does it require to hit a job if I start training now???….Ur posting is really a hope for many who are in desparate situation….U did a nice job!…..I hope to hear from U soon!
Thanks,
Sahaja.