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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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

0 {7 _3 ]4 p3 S) j& ~4 s5 V4 iRoles 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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8 O0 m/ K! N$ Y, c7 o- jRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

, M: g( k* U* i' R' R! p9 ZBusiness Analysis
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Technical/Web Writing
Business Intelligence
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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3 a; x% e8 M  r- k; DMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
/ ^% B) Z2 J( H4 ?CCNA     - average $9967 increase
# G9 w- X: F1 O( rCNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
! u- c& H+ r" [CNA      - average $7061 increase
1 N  W" ^, M9 i% VNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase
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4 M, U4 N: u: @) {( \. G0 \8 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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) b. y; ~4 u/ hTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

0 S! }  [2 ^+ u4 b* o10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
' A- V  |  m5 y3 A& a9 {7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
. ^5 X- {" c3 t0 N/ q5. "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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, w' q# ~, A( _8 e$ S( F& h& dand finally ...
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) }/ Q' d4 ~* \5 j9 d1. "I thought I fixed that."

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