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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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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Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)

# r* `/ M0 d1 a6 A% X9 c4 GRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

Business Analysis
Most Software Development
Quality Assurance
* T9 R4 m. Y. B1 LTechnical/Web Writing
Business Intelligence

The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
$ @4 O# l. K3 V) [2 x3 g& AMCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
* x4 I' j# `+ cCNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
$ M+ h# X9 J" x1 kA+       - average $5134 increase
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& A" h; U) c( rThe 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:
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10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
3 T. C" b5 e6 e! J8. "It worked yesterday."
8 x0 a$ h' J) t1 {7. "You must have the wrong version."
0 m1 u' I8 n) o5 o. i6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
2 g: u6 S7 U4 U. O5 E( R9 B& C5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
& H+ o+ X( m% l1 T4. "Did you check for a virus?"
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
' v8 u3 e' X7 `9 }. f2. "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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