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:

Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:

4 h2 R4 q. x4 H% W  [# `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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+ a2 E6 ?: c* I) v5 F- e- zRoles where certification can help:
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  D4 q  L* g9 t% e6 eProject 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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Most Software Development
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Business Intelligence

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

, {. W! C8 }5 X, a4 vMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
7 G( k5 s% x- K  {  R0 J- w  U' ~MCT      - average $11,723 increase
" ?0 D, G8 S4 f; i! X, zCCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
* W% m  x0 }* N5 L. O( `6 s  o" [MCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase

0 K  r; M) M- BThe 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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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

10. "That's weird..."
; Z. `2 }8 _$ Q0 m7 o  f9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
+ [: s, S1 C. D. Q5 c  Q7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
' x2 A$ J. ^2 [) k( ~5 V8 y5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
" u# y7 c" X+ `3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"

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and finally ...
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1. "I thought I fixed that."

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