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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; `9 ^7 u8 f: N) oRoles 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

Roles where certification can help:

6 z  A. @4 u+ N2 X- SProject 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:
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2 x2 O$ A& {; G1 k( J4 K# kBusiness Analysis
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Quality Assurance
- Z6 }1 n. x9 A& \7 uTechnical/Web Writing
Business Intelligence
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9 Z7 q* ]: A. d3 wThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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4 V8 I7 p$ X0 E: I: fMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
: \9 q3 s# b  o8 h* ~4 {& z2 aMCT      - average $11,723 increase
5 w% K  _3 b( JCCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
7 p! X& n% {1 Z/ C! YMCP+     - average $7072 increase
. L/ Q5 x7 y- _& W' L3 tCNA      - average $7061 increase
$ ]  k* N9 H0 R) u# s0 i6 O8 L$ uNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase

5 ]- W# k4 Q$ _& jThe 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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Humor

Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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8 m9 G  O0 D- n* s10. "That's weird..."
, \% q' C' r+ Z4 U9. "It's never done that before."
6 `, ]5 d4 Z4 K( B) W" x8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
9 Y# u- ~7 F- E! A0 v& N5 W5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
: Y- x; q6 d2 s3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
8 L6 _  }0 s( H2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"

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and finally ...

$ k. l. _0 b* T' O7 t' {# e1. "I thought I fixed that."

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