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

Roles where certification can help:

Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)
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0 C( r5 I3 s! QRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

" U7 p( W4 D. u1 \* UBusiness Analysis
Most Software Development
8 M) M7 W2 R- lQuality Assurance
Technical/Web Writing
Business Intelligence
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

8 E  [: K$ w5 z( v2 `MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
& d0 }: H# B8 |. |/ bCCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
7 {1 n8 P- w3 X; `! lMCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
" }: n  O3 i# ]* K2 |( L6 FA+       - average $5134 increase
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  N; j, z, n' y7 V# }8 PThe 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

- B0 X4 C! S' A' s/ Q( hTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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10. "That's weird..."
& D6 [9 N  T  a; l! M2 a9. "It's never done that before."
2 `  \  F5 ^' {; W1 o8. "It worked yesterday."
6 q1 X; f. l0 E6 y8 H7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
& F" E% x. j8 U- N* G5 y3 a) o5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
7 @" q* H; w; j! t- q0 }) K4. "Did you check for a virus?"
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
  Q3 F. h3 B' o  O3 A3 z. [2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"


and finally ...

1. "I thought I fixed that."

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