Hi,
From the title of the post you can probably guess that I'm looking to secure my first
Java job (in the UK and ideally in Edinburgh).
I sit the
SCJP in a few days time, and I'm very confident that I'll pass it. My question is- what's the next step?
My situation: I have a one year conversion degree in IT (from one of the UK's top unis), but no Java programming experience. For the past 3 years I've been setting up and running a small but fairly successful 2 person ecommerce business. I'm planning to leave sometime around September to start a Java job, with the intention of becoming an enterprise architect (not immediately, obviously
).
That being the case I'll be wanting to apply for jobs by August at the latest. I'm also planning to take July off to study.
My original intention was to sit the SCWCD and IBM XML and Related Technologies exams in the next few months. My question is: would I be better doing the
SCJD, and more importantly, do I have the time to do the SCJD? I have no real knowledge of Java beyond what the exam covers. Also, I have some experience of PHP/MySQL web development, which would no doubt make the SCWCD exam an easier route.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Regards,
Gordy