(INFO) Java Certification - Who, What, When, Where, Why and How?
by: By David L. Hecksel and Marcus Green

Have you been following the job market? Demand for IT professionals is at an all-time high. According to the Information Technology Association of America, we are part of an industry with over 10 million IT jobs. The industry will generate a demand for an additional 1.6 million jobs this year. Java technologists are taking an ever-increasing share of the rapidly growing IT job market. Think about that-not only is there new demand for Java programming and architects from the fast-paced growth of the industry, but Java is taking market share away from existing programming language technologies, such as Cobol, Visual Basic, C, System/390 Assembler and SmallTalk.

This article is written for those who are already in the information technology (IT) field and looking to enhance their careers, as well as those who are considering transitioning their careers into IT. We will help answer questions such as:
* Should you get certified?
* What are the benefits?
* What are some of the resources available to help get certified?
* What is the exam like?

• The Industry and Java
• Why Get Certified?
• Who Is Getting Certified?
• Other Java Exams and Resources
• When, Where and How?
• Certified Once, Valued Everywhere
• Sun Certifications

  

  

  

  

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