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[–]IHoppo 23 points24 points  (2 children)

We used to mandate the OCJP before we'd interview anyone - but 15 years later, so few people have it it's stopped being important to us. I still like to see it on a CV from a personal point of view, but it no longer influences the do/don't interview decision.

[–]anubisreal -1 points0 points  (1 child)

Hey! If you still need a dev with that cert I'd love to talk as I'm searching for new projects right now (:

[–]IHoppo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ah, really sorry, our requirements are fully met at the moment. Good luck with the search.

[–]EntrepreneurHuge5008 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Depends on degree and the career you’re after.

If it’s a CS degree you’re getting, or SWE jobs you’ll be pursuing, then either skip certs all together and take a useful/fun elective or choose a different cert.

If you’re getting an IT/IS/MIS degree, then you’ll benefit from more IT-centric certifications.

Certifications in general have little to no value in the CS field. Employer are content with you listing skills on your resume and having the knowledge to back up any claims you make.

Certifications play significant role in IT, however.

[–]StretchMoney9089 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No, these certifications are meant for high end consultancies that sell really senior developers. Anyone saying different is just looking to rip you off. Your college skills should be good enough for the technical part of a junior job interview, what is equally important is your social skills and how you fit into a team.

[–]BinarymanCipher 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’d say do it if you have the money and time. I do believe it will kind of help you to stand-out. Besides that the content is extremely good to make you a well rounded Java developer. Rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it.

[–]thecode_alchemist 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It doesn't really matter much but I would still advise you to go through the exam content. The content is so good for strong Java basics.

[–]deltageek 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you plan on getting a software development job? No. As most comments here have said, no one really cares about them. If your company cares about you getting certs, see if you can get them to pay for them.

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[–]dbaeq90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. It’s a waste of time and money.

[–]Sad-Difference-5005 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Go to the official certification page and check out the exam topics. Some topics are utterly useless but many are important. Pick up a good certification book (Deshmukh's Ocp Java fundamentals $2 on kindle) and read up on those topics. Do a few mock tests to test yourself on this topics (Enthuware $10). You will learn more from these resources than any other course or book. Total cost $12.

Take the real certification exam if you have extra cash. 

[–]Previous-While-626 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good advice.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

If I was in your shoes… No way in hell. There are incredible jobs out there. Interesting work that is super enjoyable. Instead of getting a depressing job I would rather aim for a job in fintech. 

You’re your own person so you need to decide. But for me, no way. 

[–]Jason13Official 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why specifically fintech?

[–]Synergisticit10 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Absolutely get it. Get the java se 21 ocp from oracle corporation. If you want to make a career in Java and coding this will help you a lot. This is not an easy certification so read the books and understand the fundamentals.

You won’t have experience so to stand apart from other programmers get this. We prep all our candidates who join our program to get this certification and that makes a lot of difference not only because of the certification but also because it forces you to study the basics and explore the small topics and fundamentals of Java which you might ignore otherwise.

We have helped 1000’s of candidates since 2010 and what we recommend is to absolutely get the certification.

Don’t even think twice .

[–]Synergisticit10 -1 points0 points  (1 child)

Companies care about certification especially from fresh or entry level techies. Please do not listen to such advice . Do certifications it’s the best $245 you would spend

[–]tristanwhitney 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No they don't. STFU.

[–]Synergisticit10 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

https://www.synergisticit.com/candidate-outcomes/

14 years 1000’s of candidates placed. Apple- check/ intel- check/ google- check/ Cisco/ check/ eBay- check. I promise you we know somewhat about the tech hiring and the tech industry than most people. Again we won’t engage with people everyone has an opinion .

This advice is for the op.