Certification (FYI)

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Certifications in all areas of IT consulting are becoming more prevalent, but which ones really make a difference in pay and hiring trends, here is the answer from new research and analysis at certmag.com and our own research into the 3,000+ new requests for IT consultants over the last year:

Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:
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Security Specialist - CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professionals) Cisco Network Specialist - CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) Systems Administrator - MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) Breakfix hardware technician - A+ SAP Functional Expert - SAP Certification in the module required i.e. FI/CO, MM, HR, PM
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% J, B( j. V+ j7 K$ r. XRoles where certification can help:
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+ H3 z; L' L. r2 F6 S9 aProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)

Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

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Most Software Development
Quality Assurance
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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) t" D# j+ ^0 k+ r4 ]MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
7 d! z9 ]! z! w' i( lCCNA     - average $9967 increase
2 F: t% W" n' Z+ c! QCNE      - average $7262 increase
) t: b8 S* v+ {" ~) O3 oMCP+     - average $7072 increase
6 d( _4 T4 _! Q5 \/ g  BCNA      - average $7061 increase
) L( Q/ t2 m! MNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase
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The only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.

Humor
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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

10. "That's weird..."
- w8 V- U" |& o; M9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
$ c- ^' s  x! Y7 {5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
/ P& R& b" i- v2 i( n# f3 j4. "Did you check for a virus?"
' H1 O/ }- O% f3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
* C8 L) e& c0 K1 O; t2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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, B1 J; S1 V0 _8 ^( }and finally ...
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1. "I thought I fixed that."

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