What to study after the basics of Java?

Question

Java

Good time of the day!
Decided to become a Java programmer and find a job. Studied the basics of the language (including Threads, Swing, I/O). The language is easy enough to understand, and most importantly, it is a pleasure to write in it. But as it turned out, one interest is not enough to study, you must at least know where to move on.
Questions:
1) Is my knowledge enough to become a Sun Certified Programmer (maybe it will help in finding a job)?
2) What to do now?
Thank you for your attention.

Answer 1

Learn HTML/CSS/JavaScript next.
You will most likely need it, so look at JDBC, Spring (MVC), Hibernate.
After that, you can look for a job as a jun.
You can evaluate whether you can pass the OCJP test here - scjptest.com . I don’t think it makes sense to take it in view of the soon release of Java SE 8, where a lot of interesting things will be added, but it’s quite useful to find out if you can pass the test now.

Answer 2

1. The "Sun Certified Programmer" certification no longer exists. The first step is now "Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 7 Programmer". What you need to know to successfully pass the exam can be found, for example, here and here .
2. For practice. Theory without practice is useless.