Suggest a certification for 3 Years of experience in J2EE - Designer Role

[Ramesh Jothimani]

Hi,
I have a total of 3 Years of experience in J2EE Development (Struts,EJB & Hibernate). I have not done any certifications so far.I am currently in process of being a project designer and working in Chordiant Framework.Please suggest which certification can I go with ?

OCJP or JEE Architect or anyother ? Kindly suggest.

Thanks.

[Dieter Quickfend]

You can only try Architect once you have the OCPJP certificate. Even so, it's a good idea to get Expert in Web Components or EJB or JPA before going for Architect.

[Jeanne Boyarsky]

Dieter Quickfend wrote:You can only try Architect once you have the OCPJP certificate.

No. Architect is the only Java Cert that doesn't require you to take the OCPJP.

That said, I think three years is enough Java experience to take the OCMJEA.

[Mike Blaszczak]

Why do you want to pursue a certification? Doesn't your experience stand alone?

[Ramesh Jothimani]

Mike Blaszczak wrote:Why do you want to pursue a certification? Doesn't your experience stand alone?

Agreed. But sometimes Certification is requested during Role Switch and Job switchover. So I want to keep myself prepared for that and I want to expertise in some specific area with a proof.