[ajug-members] Java Certification - Worth it?

[Parvinder Singh]

Certification alone will never help you but imho certification is necessary
to iron out the concepts. i would recommend doing your basic learning and
work on a few small projects. Get a project guide who can guide you during
the project. Guidance in terms of what to do, how to do, where to look for,
etc. (just a guide not a spoon feeder :))

example - if its JSF start with a small application involving a few forms
and saving the data in a db. could as simple as a feedback form/contact us
form, take the data and email it or save it in the db. work on a small 3/4
page website.

and once you have done enough projects then in the end go ahead and give
the certification fine tune your concepts and give you a more broad view of
the language/technology and its various capabilities

my 2 cents..

Thanks
~Parvinder



On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 11:54 AM, Ramesh Rajamani <rameshrajamani at hotmail.com
> wrote:

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> More than certification concentrate on adjusting your status while you are
> in US that gives you more job vs getting lot of certification. This is the
> fact which i have learned through my experience.
>
>
>
> Regards,
> Ramesh Rajamani
>
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> Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2012 15:38:24 -0400
> From: kaaskop at gmail.com
> To: ajug-members at ajug.org
> Subject: Re: [ajug-members] Java Certification - Worth it?
>
> Briggs/Shannon:
>
>
> Thanks for the replies/insights.
>
> Interesting to read that certification in the java world has about as much
> worth as QA certifications: none :-)  I am a self-taught Network Admin (I
> did do the exam for certification way back), then QA Automation developer.
>  I expect I can do the same with java.
>
> The 'problem' (for a beginner anyway) with the java world is that it's so
> diverse and consists of many vocal) factions.  I thought the java
> certification might help me focus on the basic, core skills right now, so I
> can better understand the wider java world and make more informed decisions
> down the road.  So, not so much for job prospects, more as a guide to java.
>
> Briggs: I am lucky in that I have a full subscription to the O'Reilly
> Safari library through my employer, so I can check out (and sometimes
> download) most books I'm interested in.  I worked my way through the first
> three chapters of 'Head First Servlets and JSPs', and am now going through
> Murach's 'Java Servlets and JSP' (the paper version, since Safari doesn't
> have it).
>
> Shannon: Appreciate the suggestion of working with my present employer and
> getting my feet wet that way, it's something I may try to do.  Fortunately,
> they are open to career moves like that.
>
> Again, thanks for the advice.
>
> Back to NetBeans :-)
>
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