May 16th, 2010
Java/J2EE Job Interview Companion
Product Description
Have you got the time to read 10 or more books and articles to add value prior to the interview? This book has been written mainly from the perspective of Java/J2EE job seekers and interviewers. There are numerous books and articles on the market covering specific topics like Java, J2EE, EJB, Design Patterns, ANT, CVS, Multi-Threading, Servlets, JSP, emerging technologies like AOP (Aspect Oriented Programming), Test Driven Development (TDD), Dependency Injection Dl (aka IoC – Inversion of Control) etc. But from an interview perspective it is not possible to brush up on all these books where each book usually has from 300 pages to 600 pages. The basic purpose of this book is to cover all the core concepts and key areas, which all Java/J2EE developers, designers and architects should be conversant with to perform well in their current jobs and to launch a successful career by doing well at interviews. The interviewer can also use this book to make sure that they hire the right candidate depending on their requirements. This book contains a wide range of topics relating to Java/J2EE development in a concise manner supplemented with diagrams, tables, sample codes and examples. This book is also appropriately categorized to enable you to choose the area of interest to you.
This book will assist all Java/J2EE practitioners to become better at what they do. Usually it takes years to understand all the core concepts and key areas when you rely only on your work experience. The best way to fast track this is to read appropriate technical information and proactively apply these in your work environment. It worked for me and hopefully it will work for you as well. I was also at one stage undecided whether to name this book “Java/J2EE core concepts and key areas” or “Java/J2EE Job Interview Companion”. The reason I chose “Java/J2EE Job Interview Companion” is because the core concepts and key areas discussed in this book helped me to be successful in my interviews, helped me to survive and succeed at my work regardless what my job (junior developer, senior developer, technical lead, designer, contractor etc) was and also gave me thumbs up in code reviews. This book also has been set out as a handy reference guide and a roadmap for building enterprise Java applications.
5 Responses to “Java/J2EE Job Interview Companion”
Why would you expect excellent grammar and writing from an author name Arulkumaran Kumaraswamipillai and edited by Sivayini Arulkumaran? Even our technical books have been outsourced and H1-B’ed.
Rating: 1 / 5
I was looking for a book on J2EE that would help me get through a job interview. I know programming, but I have no J2EE experience. I was looking for a quick overview that would teach me some vocabulary and concepts … enough to not sound like a total dope on the interview.
This book COMPLETELY failed to meet my expectations. It was poorly written and assumed you already knew everything about J2EE. J2EE terms were used and never defined or explained.
Rating: 1 / 5
I found this book to be a brilliant help in getting through my interview after a long time away from a work environment.
I strongly recommend this product but also a website I came across in my job search:[...]
This had an excellent variation of available jobs from specifically employer websites. I found it had far more jobs than on any other boards I came across and I managed to get a few interviews for some brilliant jobs through it before finally finding my current job.
Good luck job seekers!
Rating: 4 / 5
This book is really helpful for readers who have a good knowledge on Java basics and ofcourse OOPS concepts.
Rating: 5 / 5
When I initially saw the price for this book I was a lil hesitant to buy. But then I thot lets see may be this will help in making good impression in my interview.
I am really happy with the content of this book. All the questions which you think will be asked in the interview are covered in this book. Answers are precise and make the point clear.
If you are a beginner and looking for a job this book is for you. Atleast helped me a lot.
I would definitely like to suggest the author that if could publish some more books like this on other technologies like PHP, Perl…would be an excellent idea.
Rating: 4 / 5