Do not assume that if company does not give you a job , you cannot get an experience. Forgot about certifications , get your hands dirty by writing some code.
There are tons of things you can do out there , why wait for some one to tell you what to do.
Create a web based application for some generic utility.
Use Facebook API's to create some application
The web is littered over with tutorials
You can get some on hibernate ,
JSF here
http://www.skill-guru.com/blog/category/programming/
You want an idea , mail me and I will give you a concept , tutorials , domain name to create site.
Differentiate your self from other students by adding some value.