Finding a Job

Even after 4 or 5 years of sincere studies, valuable degrees, people find it hard to settle down with a good job in hand. If you have a campus, then there are fair chances of working with a good company, or else you are lost in the crowd. It’s for the youth, which makes it more painful, when it’s the time to gain experience and learn but they loose it seeking for a job. I read an article a few days back, in which some important points were listed to facilitate finding a job.

I would like to share these points as they can be of great help while you are looking for a job desperately.

Search Local Newspapers, which are a best source to find a job in your local area. Some company or industry might be looking for an eligible person and you might be lucky to get the offer.

Websites/Internet has become a major source to help find jobs for appropriate requirements. Popular ogranizations like, Monsterindia.com, TimesJob.com, Naukri.com are helpful in forwarding the CVs to various companies and can act as a mediator.

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Preparation for SCJP 1.5

SCJP stands for "Sun Certified Java Programmer". Sun provides certification at various levels, SCJP 1.4/1.5 being one of them.

The preparation really helps to get the concepts of core java clear. The Objectives of the exam are laid in such a manner, that they explore you on a variety of questions covering all the areas of Core Java. These questions though appear easy but are a bit tricky and test your logical abilities as well.

To prepare for SCJP 1.5 :

Book : Sun Certified Programmer For Java 1.5 (by - Kathy Sierrs, Bert Bates)
Forum : Java Ranch (Join this forum, to get all your doubts cleared in least time)
Test Series: Test King Series , WhizLabs, Marcus Green (All helpful to prepare for the final exam).

For more details, you the visit the Sun's Official Site.

http://www.sun.com/training/certification/java/index.xml

PERFORMANCE MONITORING DASHBOARD- GETTING ROI ON OPENSOURCE CODES

Technology used: VB.NET, Perl, MySQL

Details: This project has been done as a part of my final semester project (8^th semester).

Our proposed solution enhances the capabilities of Open Source testing tools by providing an in-depth performance monitoring of web, application and database servers. This helps in determining bottleneck of the application and enables the user to proactively correct potential problems before they become critical.

http://www.informatik.uni-trier.de/~ley/db/indices/a-tree/g/Gupta:Happy_Himanshu.html

TEST AUTOMATION FRAMEWORK FOR INSTALLATION TESTING

Technology used: Java and windows

Details: This project was done as the part of the industrial training after 4^th semester. Mission was to build a framework using which companies can automate the installation testing and logo compliance testing. The solution proposed involved a client server type of arch where the machines restoration, software installation and file compare would be managed by a central server.

SHOPPING MALL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Technology used: Oracle-9i

Details: The application was primarily intended to perform the stock lookup, search for particular items in a particular shop and edit the details of employees or products etc. A few procedures have been developed using PL/SQL for carrying out various inventory management schemes.

VORTEX-AN INTELLIGENT GAME

Technology used: C (data structures and graphics)

Details: Vortex is an intelligent game that has been designed for two as well as single player using the concept of “decision tree”. Here an algorithm is designed in terms of decision making so that the computer could make a choice while the moves when playing against a human

HUMAN BODY MOVEMENT (3-d ANIMATION)

Technology used: OPENGL IN C

Details: This project on human body movement, designed using the technology of OPENGL, demonstrates the different movement of a human body like walking, jogging, running etc. The position of head, hands, legs, and joints is visible in the 3-D plane in each of these postures. The direction, the pace, the speed and many other factors could be varied accordingly.