Certification (FYI)

人生无解

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:
2 {- W0 U% S; k# i  @1 [
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
1 ~9 ~* P; I7 \* n5 q
$ y9 `& u6 s+ w' _Roles where certification can help:

( |5 y/ ?) C: [+ uProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)
1 i0 E3 R* |" M$ T( d( ?8 V
, S% s1 ^0 x, p$ A( h/ o) c) c& ARoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

Business Analysis
Most Software Development
Quality Assurance
5 H5 Q* A* s5 y! d; _1 UTechnical/Web Writing
# J+ |/ h8 J9 ?, h. j8 U) p$ @- V# ~Business Intelligence

& e+ H3 m* ~9 ^/ K) q7 {* C. N* dThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
  W5 L' W9 x& }- \! C9 I  ?
MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
. j, N$ w& y2 ]+ b7 L, t/ k7 jMCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
" U& z3 Y! z2 o! HCNE      - average $7262 increase
7 z" a) H7 s& J/ Z) H3 kMCP+     - average $7072 increase
6 _4 T/ B" R8 X9 `CNA      - average $7061 increase
% E  a  \  U4 q9 y/ i8 J% qNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
4 h- B7 J+ P% H, A6 X6 pA+       - average $5134 increase

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.

! J7 R' ?! E; r3 [4 d) nHumor
# ]+ w& v9 S0 O7 |2 N0 T3 b. h* c
Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
6 X/ O0 B1 Y: }& M  j* \
10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
2 R' A- R; r& D1 Y( t. w- r0 O6. "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?"
, E- M- p$ I/ U2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"


" T1 e, t% C/ G, J) r, n; Gand finally ...

1. "I thought I fixed that."

xmTiger

upupup