Certification

[ellen berry]

Hi, gus:
Since the market is too bad, do you think the certification is useful to get the job? How about java certification or oracle 8i DBA? I am a student right now. I have no experence in IT area. Please give me some advice.

Thanks
ellen

[Mark Herschberg]

This topic has been discussed to death. Search in this forum under "certification" or "SCJP" and you'll find plenty of postings.
--Mark

[Sean Casey]

If you're a student without experience, a certification may be worth considering, in order to help get your foot in the door.

[Bartholemu Smith]

Got to agree with Sean!

[ellen berry]

Hi, guys
Sure. I need to get some certifications in order find a job.
Thanks a lot!

ellen

[sanjays samadder]

Hi,
I have passed the scjp exam with 86%.If crertfication is valuable then will you please tell me where to look for a job i am not Experienced But Am will to work as a trainee as well to start with
sanjay

[steb]

ellen,
Java certification will help to get you to the interview. But then it's up to you to prove them that they need you badly.
On the other hand, if you have an Oracle DBA certificate, you are in a different position: Oracle certification is much more involving (there 4 or 5 exams, AFAIC) than Java's one, so having Oracle gives you more credibility, provided you have some experience. Besides, database administration and software development are two different kinds of job.

Originally posted by ellen berry:
Hi, gus:
Since the market is too bad, do you think the certification is useful to get the job? How about java certification or oracle 8i DBA? I am a student right now. I have no experence in IT area. Please give me some advice.

Thanks
ellen