How to Obtain the Best Java Jobs
Friday, November 28, 2008 5:49Java is a programming language which came into vicinity in the early nineties. At first it was developed to build the programs to automate electronic appliances then. It was then called Oak. However it was soon realized that java is architectural independent and can run in any environment. This lead to the use of java in building web pages since it can run in any environment. Since then sun micro system which owns java has never looked in any direction but only in the forward direction.
There are so many versions of java that you cannot really teach every each an every version. You will find J2EE, J2ME, and J2SDK and so on. All of them have some specialty and are used in different circumstances. For example J2ME is used to build programs for the mobile application whereas J2EE is the enterprise edition. It is known for EJB or enterprise java beans. If you want to get a job in this field then you should have command on any one version or any one technology related to JAVA.
The java technology has now really become the hot favorite for almost all companies. Java is really now used to develop web enables software. The technology like JSP (java server pages) has really captured the whole market. The technologies like servlets, swing, and web sphere are really in great demand.
I must tell you that once I was recruiting for Ericson, the telecom giant. I came across an opening related to Value added services which required J2ME programmers. More than 50 candidates were selected and I must tell you that they required even more. You can also watch the recruitment process of Accenture and IBM. Especially Accenture requires lot of java programmer. Till now I have only talked about big companies. However there is one problem with big companies. They normally have their own software which you cannot really say that it is java. However in order to work on that software you will have to get the knowledge of java.
As far as small companies are concerned you will find many companies who work on java. You are required to know the basics of java and command on any one technology related to java.
The salary of java programmer is also very good. They earn not less than $40000 on an average and they can even earn over $100000. Java is a very good language and you will find many times that you come up with really new thing. If you happen to do so then you really deserve to be a billionaire and I assure you that you can easily fulfill your dream and get much more than what you have dreamed for.