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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 W4 p: w2 s, C
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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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6 g- A0 e* `, K k9 F8 gProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer). V9 ]" W/ {% {7 c0 x
& }- x# v) O. E! p5 \' \. ?Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Business Analysis
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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:$ X1 U7 K6 s% D7 R
& ]' G) B+ L) b- @7 MMCSE+ - average $12,909 increase
* i* k. W/ m# T. H/ pMCT - average $11,723 increase
' `) ^1 E7 O9 Z7 S7 r, c/ nCCNA - average $9967 increase , N! x, m2 h z! v7 }
CNE - average $7262 increase 5 l! L q- j$ Y: ^
MCP+ - average $7072 increase
% x) g- Z0 z* l! O, p, m2 _CNA - average $7061 increase 8 u7 W) q! H0 S1 B: j
Network+ - average $6487 increase, t. r, I8 S, W9 ?# n
A+ - average $5134 increase6 Y% t# T; I g! T" x0 z' I; u/ E
& w' V& Q5 Q q9 D, `The only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.% p6 h6 N! K. E: P, N& E7 H
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. W6 j5 V, F# t7 L: b5 o N/ cTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work: + {6 s3 Q! W: c9 s1 i
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10. "That's weird..." / w1 o: I# N' _& S4 p1 R2 d
9. "It's never done that before." 7 D' W- M) S' m9 o& z- X* a! ?
8. "It worked yesterday." " J l, a# y6 q2 I0 j# J2 {$ m) Q/ C
7. "You must have the wrong version." : e N+ F: O2 E2 c
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested." * ?( E3 X2 K1 }* T9 _ b j
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
0 w6 r# `+ O; l1 o' o4. "Did you check for a virus?"
, G' {0 ?: V4 G$ a0 `3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
- M* q. [: ?) S2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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+ C6 G" g; e: A+ g$ r8 w1. "I thought I fixed that." |
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