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Advice for college students |
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I'd do J2EE were I you |
| Date Posted: |
08/30/2001 |
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Even if your degree was in dama, you could get hired at a large IT firm.
Here's what you need to get into any IT consulting firm.
1. Good communication skills both verbal and written
2. Some basic programming skills (VB is OK, Java is better)
3. Better than average grades
You will be trained in anything else you need to know, but you better be a quick study because everything is compressed.
In big firms personal relationships and the trust you build gets you ahead; not supernatural technical abilities. Demostrate some teamwork and use your networking skills.
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Server-side stuff like servlets and Enterprise Java Beans. Java Swing programmers (GUI guys) are a drug on the mart right now, though still better off than HTML hackers.
Another possibility is to get your Java programming certification (see www.sun.com), though that is contradictory advice since you'll need to know Swing to pass the test.
But it will give you a differentiator in a tough labor market. We all need it. The best one is specific experience, but lacking that a good cert is best. It will get your resume picked out of the pile and get you in for an interview. Enough interviews = a hire.
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