Does SAP ABAP Certification guarantee a job in current market?

SAP has become very hot technology these days. Right now in the current market scenario in ERP, SAP is the king. So ABAP is also the king, as it is the backend of any SAP module. But due to a good career prospect in SAP area, more and more people started engaging in SAP ABAP or you can say SAP from any background. Here we will point only to SAP ABAP.

ABAP is purely technical. Means you have to learn and think logically and really fast. ABAP is a huge language and believe me it will take your real hard work to learn the basic ABAP only. Even this is not the end, Advance ABAP topics are next. Basic ABAP is a must but not enough to get a job. You have to learn Web-dynpro ABAP, OOPs, Workflow to attract companies towards your CV. And the most challenging part in ABAP is you need more and more practice than theoretical knowledge.

So, the thing is industry require a talented and skilful ABAPer. Who has some real time experience with project work experiences. May be with some on-site exposure with real-time implementation experience. In such a scenario if you do ABAP certification, you will be benefited from that. But I think as a fresher Certification program will not add much value. Because you do not have that real-time on project experience, which ABAP certification cannot provide. And numbers of certified consultants are also increasing day by day. So obviously the value is getting diluted. But any SAP Certification program has its own value which is definitely very high comparing with a similar profile.

But ultimately knowledge is the only factor in any technology or sector. No one can stop you to get a job, if you can achieve complete command over technology.