Question

How useful is SCJP / java certification in job placements ?

Java, SCJP, Certifications, Web development

I'm a 2nd year student pursuing btech in electronics and communication majors. But am interested in the IT sector as am comfortable with the all the things related to IT (programming, web development, animation, dbms, etc) and rather enjoy doing it. On-campus placements record in IT companies is good in my university. I still want to pursue a certification course for a better career

Will SCJP certification help me in any way ? Is there any other certification course in any upcoming technology?

I would really appriciate any sort of help, plz guide me towards success :) .

Certifications are useful in getting your resume above those with the same amount of experience as yourself. However the most useful thing to have is professional experience. If you are going for a position and you have a certification, and there is another candidate which they like just as much as you, with the same amount of experience, but you have a certification and they do not, then that might be the bump that you need to get in the door.

However most certifications are designed to show experience using the product or technology at a specific level. A certification with no professional experience may not help much or at all.