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:
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  T3 D& w% y/ P3 m7 ~2 \, a" vSecurity 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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+ e5 B& L( s2 d  r! q9 jRoles where certification can help:

Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)

Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

Business Analysis
Most Software Development
Quality Assurance
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Business Intelligence
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
5 j8 s  S8 X6 l6 jCCNA     - average $9967 increase
2 s; m" R. _* g  D7 i7 {CNE      - average $7262 increase
; D2 O$ a2 A; n  k, tMCP+     - average $7072 increase
. h/ L+ U, {: yCNA      - average $7061 increase
0 \- d' U1 \' S. W$ B, RNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
" u3 r1 k% W# fA+       - average $5134 increase

4 U2 D5 i6 W' Z! aThe 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:

. `2 c3 c6 F- m) P4 ]10. "That's weird..."
2 {- O  B4 m5 v4 y* Q9 M9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
& J6 _% T& Z8 v/ t7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
" p% o% y( }( E- L7 @3 R4. "Did you check for a virus?"
6 v4 @' B4 r+ b$ }" O3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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and finally ...
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6 r5 j1 L9 ?- d" M1 o" B- A. v. H8 y1. "I thought I fixed that."

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