Type of projects

Projects are mainly of two types.One is enterprise project and the other is emerging project.Enterprise projects means actually maintenance projects.i.e.adding new features according to change in requirements etc to the existing application(which is developed already ).

Emerging projects are projects for which we have to develop the code from the scratch, according to the clients or customers requirements.

For a fresh software engineer to work in and get technically good knowledge, it is good to work in emerging projects.After getting quite a good experience in technical side, it will be easy to work in enterprise projects.Studying for taking certifications will also help in learning technically.But learning just for the sake of getting the name that you are certified is not going to help you in your career wise growth.