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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% E' _: [) W' J+ u2 {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

; P2 Y: y) g4 \$ }; L: CRoles where certification can help:

Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)
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Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Most Software Development
Quality Assurance
Technical/Web Writing
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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3 s% V) m( [) m' @" jMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
+ O0 P' Q/ s0 ?0 `4 C& h  g4 |MCT      - average $11,723 increase
! ~: u# ~; ?* D" {" rCCNA     - average $9967 increase
7 P+ d# ~9 @& c9 }" R6 [% i) ?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.

Humor

" z/ @, v$ ?) ITop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

10. "That's weird..."
' g. }$ f. u2 h9 M9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
' Z* K6 O. o! r. K5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
' e* ]8 n' }3 p4. "Did you check for a virus?"
$ N$ |- T$ w" f: e3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
0 M5 p, [( B0 k2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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and finally ...

: A8 d4 b. H. G1. "I thought I fixed that."

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