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:

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:
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1 L9 i# {( m0 C! K5 S/ 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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Business Analysis
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Quality Assurance
Technical/Web Writing
Business Intelligence

The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
+ U8 I/ h! b0 r! y& r/ rMCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
( |! V* @) s) i2 H5 j# O1 x- {MCP+     - average $7072 increase
* t. {# ^$ @+ j. \! fCNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase

+ U2 n. R1 W8 w" ^, s" `5 FThe 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
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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

10. "That's weird..."
3 b* Z' p9 ~4 e1 x4 V# ^2 J9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
4 v, i. {& t, a$ w5 x  S6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
& O. M$ S! F$ n$ z2 T( C3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
' F1 ]) Y. z1 b7 H8 o2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"

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and finally ...

8 M% l0 O2 P9 Y3 r& e1. "I thought I fixed that."

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