Blogs

As an SAP consultant (whatever your skillset) you have many strings to your bow, so much so that it can be hard to know what to include in your CV when applying for a role. There are many different sides to us and to our skillsets, but you do not want potential employers or agencies seeing too many sides in a pile of completely different CVs.The last thing you need when emb...

 Tax time is here again so we have some advice straight from the Australian Tax Office (ATO) that will help SAP specialists get the best deal when they lodge their returns.You might remember in response to the expectation that work from home claims would soar due to lockdowns, last year the ATO introduced a new shortcut method.The method meant people could claim 80 cents p...

Working remotely is a way of life for us now – but we should all congratulate ourselves on how have adapted and simply made things work, especially given how border closures continue to disrupt business across Australia. A few months ago we told the stories of two of our consultants who began new roles during Melbourne’s tough 2020 lockdown. Today, we are exploring remote...

​​You’re confident in your ability– but how do you know if your recruiter is an expert? Read on: we’ve identified key traits to look for in a recruiter.​​Communication skillsListening, understanding, and asking questions are vital skills for recruiters. Top recruiters adapt their communication styles for candidates who come from myriad backgrounds. Make sure your recruiter r...

​In today’s blog, a team member talks openly about her experience with redundancy and how she regained her confidence thanks to a contract at Speller International. While the SAP market is booming, we know many other industries are not in the same position, especially due to the pandemic – we hope our advice can help You might have heard that being made redundant is righ...

The SAP market is red hot, and right now it’s a candidate driven market. We have seen the market do a full 180 from this time last year when jobs were limited, and the candidate pool was heavy. With limited opportunities candidates were prepared to take on jobs that weren’t 100% aligned to their overall SAP skill, rate expectation or long-term career path. However, fast for...

Leading a team is a challenging role. Leading a team remotely adds another layer of challenges into the mix. At Speller, our new ‘normal’ consists of three days in the office and two days ‘Work From Home’ (WFH). However, when speaking to SAP job seekers and candidates in the market we’re noticing a very large shift in workforce expectations. A recent survey run by Speller in...

Working virtually has been a huge part of our lives over the last year or so, and for most, it still is. The SAP market has changed dramatically, and one of the things that Speller has noticed is the way we’re Trained in our roles. Pre-Covid, Speller would send SAP Trainers all over the country and often overseas to remote mine and manufacturing sites to provide training. Bu...

On average, Australians have five to seven career changes in a lifetime. The most common reasons? Well, they range from boredom to stress, job insecurity to feeling unappreciated. However, not all career changes mean a different company. In fact, there are ways you can work with your employer to change your career or workplace conditions without leaving the comfort of your c...

Finishing the quarter off strong!! The start of 2021 did not have the impact we would have liked, but February and March made up for it with some excellent results. So, what skill did we place most of? What skill was highly sort after? Is the SAP market hot… or not? Place your bets because it’s time to find out… To compare, here is the Q2 (FY20/21) Quarterly Crunch and here...