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:
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Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:
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5 s& ^( B  b! `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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Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)
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# L" S3 i" e/ f  nRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

Business Analysis
Most Software Development
Quality Assurance
" A# e! b; T9 c8 A. ETechnical/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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" A  s  J8 \# c- K+ `& S/ [& RMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
/ q: ^6 c1 C! w, R/ xMCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase
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) w  M- n; p  I; s* ZThe 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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6 B3 ?- M' x, |' X: x/ rTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
2 T* A5 f2 V; p6 y6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
% ]5 M% A8 }7 z6 \) S. _8 G( X5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
; g, Z+ K7 K. f5 d% r% E  T! z2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"

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/ g$ v& D: N# X" Q! Jand finally ...

1. "I thought I fixed that."

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