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:

, _3 O4 i% i4 v/ CSecurity 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

Roles where certification can help:
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1 q( @% j. Z; m4 K& K+ b& N" mProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)
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! I7 [5 U' w8 n, z) S  VRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Business Analysis
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" x5 g7 v6 B+ O* J' S* h( NQuality Assurance
Technical/Web Writing
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
+ r# O, B# s  B0 O1 Z. [$ BCCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
6 ^' {1 L* A" r' q0 T# T5 F, FMCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
; g( I$ K: s% K2 c! ^$ U6 UA+       - 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.
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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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10. "That's weird..."
4 T" ~6 @: ^9 {; w9 n  ]7 v0 h9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
! S8 y  s  {1 v, U6 R8 j. G# L. ~6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
6 l4 o& N. V: x! D4 l3 ^0 t4 Z+ H4 d2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"


, H8 ?) W- M0 J& o( v% O" }4 ^and finally ...
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1. "I thought I fixed that."

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