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:
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$ l4 B5 C; Q1 f) h. K4 V* TSecurity 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

. ]! Q2 \; A6 h% O' L3 uRoles where certification can help:

/ y6 D# x- x, X! t( {5 H. KProject 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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Technical/Web Writing
3 h1 O( l: p# ~2 tBusiness Intelligence
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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9 P7 Z4 o& u$ B& R9 {MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
6 S0 ~' `2 y) M0 X5 u6 w: {MCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
  j$ k8 }5 w' B: WCNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
( K7 V9 G9 N, a" w9 _Network+ - average $6487 increase
* D+ O- j- z! q! dA+       - average $5134 increase
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( Q7 Y. B. ]3 z- NThe 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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' q" D7 v4 [/ b( F4 ]9 hTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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10. "That's weird..."
; U9 o+ h8 }$ ^1 J9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
7 a2 s$ ^5 k8 V" e7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
  M, X: w, _  X* K. j) \+ }* G3 ^3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
/ o, b/ b( j7 e' \6 L" ]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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