+1 That quasi-racist xenophobia really turned my stomach too. Unfortunately sad times seem to bring out the worst in people. Please do not assume that all Americans share those feelings.
To try to turn this conversation to a more productive subject: IMHO, certification courses and exams are simply a revenue generator for Sun Microsystems. You're better off spending some time and money building a portfolio of projects that you can point to and say "I'm responsible for that!" In an interview, what can you point to as your accomplishments? "I passed exam XYZ" doesn't thrill me as an interviewer. But "here, point your web browser at this URL" is a whole different story... you get to show off a living representation of your talent. If you can't think of something to build, contribute to an open source project. Get involved in something that you can call your own and be proud of. Not only will you have a great subject for conversation in an interview, but you'll learn a lot more real-world techniques than you would by prepping for a silly multiple-choice exam. Jeff Schnitzer [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 12:42 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Looking for java Positoin > > since I am a lurker here I was not going to answer this, but I can't let > the virulence of the last post go unremarked on. Please ignore his > ignorant > xenophobia, and accept my sympathy. While I have no suggestions, > certification might indeed help if you have the time, and in any event, > good luck. > > Dana > > vk writes: > > > My apologies for off line posting. It has been a shock for me to come > out of > > current job all of sudden, being on H1B visa in US makes the life more > > tougher. I am trying to find a new position through all channels but > looks > > like I have got very less time to accomplish this. > > > > I have been in java development for more than 2 and half years where as > my > > total job experience is approximately 7 and half years. I have done 3 > > projects in JSP/Servlet . I will highly appreciate if any one can gives > me > > some lead for java developer position. You can mail me at > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am in Cincinnati, OH but willing to > relocate > > anywhere in US. > > > > Once again sorry , for off line posting. > > > > Thanks, > > Vijay ==========================================================================To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "signoff JSP-INTEREST". For digest: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "set JSP-INTEREST DIGEST". Some relevant FAQs on JSP/Servlets can be found at: http://archives.java.sun.com/jsp-interest.html http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/faq.html http://www.esperanto.org.nz/jsp/jspfaq.jsp http://www.jguru.com/faq/index.jsp http://www.jspinsider.com
