This book is the accumulated observations of the author's interviews with hundreds of job candidates. The author provides useful insights into what characteristics make a good J2EE programmer and offers his accumulated techniques as an aid to interviewing a J2EE programmer job candidate. This handy guide has a complete set of J2EE job interview questions and provides a complete method for accurately assessing the technical abilities of J2EE job candidates. By using J2EE job interview questions that only an experienced person knows, your application developers can ask the right interview questions and fill your J2EE job with the best qualified J233 developer.

* Assists the IT manager in choosing the best-qualified J2EE professionals. * Provides proven techniques that can accurately ascertain a job candidates suitability for an J2EE position. * Lists the personality characteristics of successful J2EE professionals and how to identify candidates with the right demeanor. * Describes methods for evaluating academic and work history for J2EE professionals. * Includes managers’ checklist of personality and background characteristics that indicate a suitable J2EE job candidate. * Covers techniques for quickly scan resumes and find the best-qualified J2EE job candidates. * Includes oral interview questions for J2EE developers and J2EE Analysts.

About the Author:

Jeffery Hunter

Jeffrey Hunter graduated from Stanislaus State University in Turlock, California, with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science. Jeff is an Oracle Certified Professional, Java Development Certified Professional and currently works as a Senior Database Administrator. His work includes advanced performance tuning, Java programming, capacity planning, database security, and physical /logical database design in a UNIX, Linux, and Windows NT environment. Jeff's other interests include mathematical encryption theory, programming language processors (compilers and interpreters) in Java and C, LDAP, writing web-based database administration tools, Xemacs, and of course Linux. Jeff has been a Sr. Database Administrator and Software Engineer for over 10 years and maintains his own website site at: http://www.iDevelopment.info.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1 - Introduction to J2EE professional evaluation       Preparing the J2EE job offering       Preparing the incentive package       Defining the Required Job Skills       Basic skills for the J2EE Professional       Basic IT skills    J2EE Certified Professionals    The value of J2EE certification       Training for certification    Characteristics of a top-notch J2EE professional    Sample job sheet for an J2EE DBA       J2EE Job Requirement sheet       Education       Work experience       J2EE Certification       Publishing and Research       Personal integrity       USA Citizenship       Additional Specialized skills   Chapter 2 - Qualities of the successful J2EE professional    Evaluating Employment History       Fraudulent work history       Evaluating Personal integrity       Evaluating Academic history    Personality of the Successful J2EE Professional       Self-confidence       A Curious nature       A Tenacious disposition       Polite Manners       Self-Motivating       Detail Orientation

Chapter 3 - Roles for the J2EE Professional   Managing the J2EE Job Interview    The Role of the J2EE professional       Installation       Configuration management       System security       Monitoring and tuning       Backup and recovery strategies       Troubleshooting       Communication skills   Chapter 4 - Initial Screening of the J2EE Professional    Resume evaluation for J2EE Professionals       Developing questions for interviews       Appropriate Appearance    Telephone Screening J2EE Job Candidates    After hiring the candidate Chapter 5 - The on-site technical interview   The On-site Interview    Questions from The Candidate    Telephone Pre-interview Questions    Technical Questions IMPORTANT NOTE:    J2EE Implementations Qualifications    J2EE Development Concepts    JDBC    Java Servlets    Java Server Pages    Enterprise Java Beans (EJB)    JNDI    LDAP    JMS    Oracle9iAS / OC4J    WebShpere    WebLogics Non-Technical Questions    General Questions                   Policies and Procedures            Quality       Commitment to Task              Planning, Prioritizing and Goal Setting                  Attention to Detail                Self-Initiative