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:

9 z1 b, f# t1 @Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:

5 u, t) Z" I% 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
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Roles where certification can help:
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0 [4 O, C9 u& y9 p1 }Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)

+ |# ?. e: j) eRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Business Analysis
Most Software Development
Quality Assurance
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: O( ?6 H) c' U5 N% Z7 EBusiness Intelligence

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
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
" v. ]1 ]9 r, k8 Z; F5 k  ?' kCNA      - average $7061 increase
& _, X0 v. W: D+ d2 lNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase
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) ]# W0 c) k) b/ FThe only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.
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$ L& @: V$ N5 J0 f- r& w$ UTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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10. "That's weird..."
$ v+ {) O& F" U9 d9. "It's never done that before."
: Q0 r* m8 C- p+ d8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
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?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"

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% e6 ^- _% R: |; Y2 Cand finally ...
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1. "I thought I fixed that."

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