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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+ {. O# ^5 P/ `' l6 k# _Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:
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7 _7 U% v& B; QSecurity 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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Roles where certification can help:
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- V$ a# E) z; rProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)

3 Q# Q2 J+ q8 g. mRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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1 m& c. N7 H! }2 o/ f5 y: DQuality Assurance
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
! S* \6 X' r3 l: @/ E1 hMCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
$ S8 `8 @5 R- R0 V" DCNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
) i6 B" ]- w' g/ y% }5 CNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
: |+ L5 a0 @, h1 D% ~& JA+       - 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.
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# @4 J$ Q3 L3 @. a  bHumor

Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

, {2 Y5 Q  @" `( |* J: B10. "That's weird..."
9 {' K" f* U# _9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
4 `- O  ?! s5 h3 v% ?  O( X5 r6. "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?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"


and finally ...

' T, |7 p, g. `. _5 V1. "I thought I fixed that."

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