Ask HN : Java developer 2012-3

What is the 'framework de jour'? What are the 3rd party apis, tools, and methodologies that need a good learnin'

I am just about to shotgun out of a 4 year BA in Computer Science, and I realize, I thoroughly enjoy programming as a hobby and as a career prospect. I need to to be employable for my first year or two post graduating, and Java (and I stress) can be fun.

I see the common buzzwords (Spring, Hibernate, Struts, J2EE, and EJB) in all the jobs I have search recently.

There are many trains of thought here, but I am looking for the Java newsreel on things!

Deliver oh wise HN'ers, I need guidance!