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Oracle certified Java Associate any good?

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  • #32
    PaulieBoy
    Registered Users Posts: 534 ✭✭✭PaulieBoy


    NeoSD5 wrote: »
    I am not sure if I can do this course in FAS in my area, Waterford, but i will check it. Is the course free? Is the only thing I have to pay is the actual exam?
    You can do it online. I'm doing it at the moment and would have no problem in recommending it.


  • #33
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,082 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    NeoSD5 wrote: »
    I am not sure if I can do this course in FAS in my area, Waterford, but i will check it. Is the course free? Is the only thing I have to pay is the actual exam?

    They pay for the exam too, its all free. You do online and then schedule a test so should be no problem anywhere hopefully


  • #34
    returnNull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,235 ✭✭✭returnNull


    NeoSD5 wrote: »
    I am thinking to do this Java course, and I cant forgive me if I fail it. Is it a good idea to buy a a practice test which cost 99$

    http://www.selftestsoftware.com/certtestprep/practice-test/oracle/1z0-850.kap

    Did anyone try this? What are the chances that I pass after doing this practicing?

    you can get cheaper set of tests....99€ is a bit pricey.

    I used whizlabs for the java 6 associate and programmer.Heres a link to the java 7 associate exams for 39€

    http://www.whizlabs.com/ocajp/ocajp-7-mock-exam.html


  • #35
    returnNull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,235 ✭✭✭returnNull


    also have a browse of the java ranch website for tips and recommendations for test software.The 2 authors of the exam post on the site too.

    http://www.javaranch.com/


  • #36
    NeoSD5
    Registered Users Posts: 72 ✭✭NeoSD5


    returnNull wrote: »
    you can get cheaper set of tests....99€ is a bit pricey.

    I used whizlabs for the java 6 associate and programmer.Heres a link to the java 7 associate exams for 39€

    http://www.whizlabs.com/ocajp/ocajp-7-mock-exam.html

    that's nice, thanks for info


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  • #37
    jaylokk
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭jaylokk


    Hi all. I know this is an old thread but I have a similar query so no need to start a new thread.

    My background is as follows:
    Graduated with degree in computer science and software engineering back in 2011. The main focus was Java development.

    I had a few interviews in 2011 for junior dev positions but couldn't get any. I didn't really have a great portfolio of development projects and this seemed to turn them off. I never was and still ain't a code junkie. My interest was purely for getting my degree.

    So I moved into technical support with a large multi national based in Dublin. Have been at that for almost 3 years now. So zero years commercial programming experience.

    I'm now considering the option of going into java dev for the obvious financial benefits and general career prospects of being a developer over a technical consultant.


    So are the Oracle associates and professional certification really that beneficial?
    There are some opportunities in my current company for moving into dev but I think the salaries may not be as competitive as some of the smaller companies, from what I can see looking at various jobs sites etc..


  • #38
    EamonnDunne
    Registered Users Posts: 50 ✭✭EamonnDunne


    jaylokk wrote: »
    Hi all. I know this is an old thread but I have a similar query so no need to start a new thread.

    My background is as follows:
    Graduated with degree in computer science and software engineering back in 2011. The main focus was Java development.

    I had a few interviews in 2011 for junior dev positions but couldn't get any. I didn't really have a great portfolio of development projects and this seemed to turn them off. I never was and still ain't a code junkie. My interest was purely for getting my degree.

    So I moved into technical support with a large multi national based in Dublin. Have been at that for almost 3 years now. So zero years commercial programming experience.

    I'm now considering the option of going into java dev for the obvious financial benefits and general career prospects of being a developer over a technical consultant.


    So are the Oracle associates and professional certification really that beneficial?
    There are some opportunities in my current company for moving into dev but I think the salaries may not be as competitive as some of the smaller companies, from what I can see looking at various jobs sites etc..

    Considering you already have the degree, I think you could spend your time better, such as taking a small project from design to execution. Since you have previous Java experience, a few Android applications could work nicely. However it would be important that you follow through and actually get something finished and on to the store. A blog kept as a sort of diary of the process wouldn't hurt either.


  • #39
    doubie
    Registered Users Posts: 52 ✭✭doubie


    Those Oracle Certs are worth doing, and they do look good on your CV.

    However, I wouldn't bother with the Associate one (unless you can do it for free). You should do the Programmer one instead, though it's harder.


  • #40
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,082 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    You have to do both these days I think, they changed it and made the first one harder


  • #41
    jaylokk
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭jaylokk


    Tar.Aldarion wrote: »
    You have to do both these days I think, they changed it and made the first one harder

    Yeah I think the associates cert is a prerequisite for the pro cert.

    Thanks for the advice. I think both the certs and developing an android app will be good enough to get a junior dev position. Now to find the time!!


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  • #42
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,082 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    They certainly will help. At the time of my interview they were so impressed by me even saying I was studying for those certs. i ended up not having to do it. Good luck! Also something like android is really fun and can keep you grounded when you are learning so much theory you are not using in practice, so great to do alongside it.


  • #43
    Icyseanfitz
    Registered Users Posts: 7,409 ✭✭✭Icyseanfitz


    nearly at the end of the fas course now, got the associate but my god there is some amount of theory in the programmer, sitting in the same classroom for a year doing nothing but java theory can really become taxing :D doing the exam tomorrow


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