Java/J2EE Job Interview Companion (Paperback)

~ (Author), Sivayini Arulkumaran (Co-editor)
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What An Excellent Book! [ No Rating ] 26 Jul 2006 (updated 26 Jul 2006) by andrew myo Dear Mr. Author

I have got a copy of your book last week. It is really an incredible book that I have ever seen. I have seen so many Java books like Deitel, Ivor Horton. They are also good. But the book of yours can give me an overall bird-eye view of the Java Environment together with so many useful questions. I am totally impressed with the way you have learned Java. Yours Sincerely Ye Tun Oo -- Lulu - readers' review comments

Concise, to the point and delivers 4 Feb 2006 by rvakella This is a very well written book, and very intense, not only for interviews but also for a quick reference. The author describes all the key features quite succinctly. I have not seen a book of this nature in my experience previously and have thus enjoyed reading it multiple times. -- Lulu - readers' review comments

Success rate in interviews is very high [ No Rating ] 26 Sep 2006 by vsen2k5 hi all, success rate in interviews is very high when i used this book. this is the best book one can buy, that gives overall summary of most j2ee, java technologies in a concise manner . it is very helpful for interviews and can be used as a reference . i used this to get 6 jobs in 2 weeks . out of which one is an architect job . kudos to the author. regards vinodh eth -- Lulu - readers' review comments

by Bharadwaj Gopal Having gone through the book, I have to say that I am really impressed with the book as a whole. It covers key concepts, stating the basics and fundamentals clearly. Its well updated including EJB 3.0, popular frameworks such as Hibernate, Struts and touching upon latest versions of JDK as well whereever needed. The book is well organised and covers all typical questions of a Java/J2EE interview. Most of the time we do know the questions and the standard answers, but a person reading this book would be able to express a clear answer which would make the person taking the interview believe that the candidate is a clearly above the mark. This book should be equally useful to interview takers as it is to job applicants. -- Lulu - readers' review comments

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.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 356 pages
• Publisher: lulu.com (March 31, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1411668243
• ISBN-13: 978-1411668249
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #161,078 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a strenuous test of your java knowledge, May 28, 2007

By	W Boudville (Terra, Sol 3) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

It's a long exam, by some standards. The questions range very widely, and offer a strenuous test of your java knowledge. The relatively easy section comes first. Where the questions are about standard java. The java that is usually denoted J2SE. Many java programmers should breeze thru it. Anyone with fluency in writing vanilla java won't have any problems. Perhaps in recognition of this, the author has kept this section relatively brief.

The meat of the exam is about Enterprise level java. J2EE. Much of this relates to running an enterprise program on a server. What type of server? Some questions concern when you have a web server. So brush up on Java Server Pages, Servlets and Beans. Speaking of beans, you also need to cover EJBs.

Another type of server is when you have to hook up to a SQL database. And there are questions about how to do this. Plus, interacting between a java program and XML is an important practical topic. Also covered. Along with running unit tests, via JUnit, and implementing a logger.

More is covered. Good revision before a job interview.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good content, terribly written, October 5, 2007

By	lagomorfo - See all my reviews

This book covers most of the topics one might need for a J2EE interview, and in that sense it is a good book. Quite adequate for reviewing before interviews just as I'm doing.
However, even if it is a technical book, it should be written using adequate English grammar and using good writing techniques. Just as J2EE has its tricks, so does English. A more professional layout would also be useful. The book needs an editor. Urgently.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just what was needed., June 22, 2008

By	Work of Life (Miami, Florida USA) - See all my reviews

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Great, but intense brush up on Java/J2EE for those interviewing with Google, Microsoft, Amazon or any of the other "rigorous interview" tech companies.