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:

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  q  k3 |2 Z( bSecurity 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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Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)
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Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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9 ~( F3 z1 a0 g/ D* Q7 _$ c2 LBusiness Analysis
: l8 l) H9 r; R" X+ ]Most Software Development
2 F# t  S! b, _2 w5 h: G' w! iQuality Assurance
Technical/Web Writing
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; Q6 ~" k. m# w. {The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
) S/ E9 E( z, yMCT      - average $11,723 increase
& t! Q$ P1 H2 V9 Y, R  K! s& }CCNA     - average $9967 increase
+ `# B  ?  P$ M* O* K5 VCNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
' X/ x* q" s9 N4 E# GNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase

9 k& o$ Z4 ~% F, R- o- X7 ]9 TThe 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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Humor

6 s7 }: p& M6 B& a/ z  N# NTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

2 s9 A" Y! ]) U/ Y, D10. "That's weird..."
* X) l+ [; J3 a9. "It's never done that before."
6 Z  v5 x! Q; h0 h8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
. I! y, Z9 J3 S% G# q5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
7 w: {* `; R6 q( g! P9 e8 [6 c4. "Did you check for a virus?"
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"


and finally ...

! c; i3 W6 _9 J8 r1. "I thought I fixed that."

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