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:

) {2 {, v5 |1 T2 `& Q5 A5 {; jSecurity 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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& s4 z) R: I8 z. s% u0 CRoles where certification can help:
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" J3 n0 M+ `) A; x+ e+ xProject 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:

Business Analysis
Most Software Development
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9 u/ q0 t' D. |The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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4 i$ ]% I' V1 x, c# d+ YMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
: \0 N/ O- [) x: z6 u/ CCCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase
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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.
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Humor

: f9 i7 W0 J7 I5 `Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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, v/ k# S6 X. n; ~10. "That's weird..."
* i8 f' x! Y0 K" u" v) t9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
1 X- N7 @' n) m& C8 D6 X- c7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
- h& }# e& H' l0 e( L4. "Did you check for a virus?"
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
* y3 _7 T8 M3 t: ^% d) o2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"


and finally ...

( t! K* M* }8 E1. "I thought I fixed that."

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