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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+ _. s  U' @! y7 v, g2 ^Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:
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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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Roles where certification can help:
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Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)

& g  i1 h3 \$ f- FRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Business Analysis
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3 O$ j# Z1 E: R* x) B9 ABusiness Intelligence
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

& e9 H/ F1 i* T  X) U' p, K( @MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
+ @" J# H. K4 r% |5 s' V- RMCP+     - average $7072 increase
: `* V$ R% K( W: tCNA      - average $7061 increase
! I% g0 p0 f9 jNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase
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0 P! u6 u% \- ^; m1 F0 D$ N1 }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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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

+ h; [* W& h$ O; N: i. f4 }10. "That's weird..."
" T# w6 S3 D' ?( [: l8 O" Y9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
, a& w' ^: L) d2 k2 ?# F6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
7 S1 P9 x3 n* e8 n" w- P5. "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?"
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and finally ...
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: R! A8 R5 j/ [, a7 P1. "I thought I fixed that."

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