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Q. I am working as a Lotus Notes administrator in a multi-national company for the past 1.5 years and now I am looking for a career shift. Which would be the best option: Oracle or SAP?

Moreover, what are the job prospects for Lotus Notes in the market?

Aditya Chaganti

Career advice from Kelly Chua, IT&T manager of recruitment agency, Hudson Singapore:

Oracle or SAP applications are both major ERP applications and have their own marketability if you specialise in either one of them.

The demand for SAP skills has always been very strong and those with the skills get paid better too.

As for Lotus Notes, there are still small pockets of demand in the local market. A lot of these roles tend to be more in the areas of support or upgrade to a new version or different platform.