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:

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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Roles where certification can help:
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' o; g! f* B  c% f! t6 ^. k8 r5 BProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)
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* G( Z7 P8 A1 J# y, h& k& `Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Most Software Development
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Business Intelligence
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4 D9 Z2 ^7 i- O8 J. `3 m4 rThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

' P2 @* v  {" I' r8 |9 PMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
" Q( i1 P# t$ S+ b+ s$ `MCT      - average $11,723 increase
* Y$ E7 a& ?! |2 b" S0 _CCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
5 s; l4 i  p7 `. l) UMCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
7 S2 R  s3 X/ g8 oNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase

+ ]9 u% f9 K! ^# ^8 e  w$ JThe 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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; q4 V: ~* ]* H2 H) O* R) fTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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2 L' U+ U1 D9 z$ p' b* g/ c  P10. "That's weird..."
2 E" l0 R2 D7 t9. "It's never done that before."
* Y$ `. }* q9 \# Q8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
8 w% ]+ U$ q; {3 k" i5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
8 h% X/ r- U& S: V! z; m" L3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
& B8 L( e9 [* X$ g8 {0 h! s2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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1. "I thought I fixed that."

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