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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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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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& \$ F u( q- B, uProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)7 j0 J; Z9 D! g. Q: h! Q I* f
8 e4 Q8 U4 Z7 A( }, |Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Quality 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 increase1 k* m9 a6 `6 a+ t3 g y7 B% a
MCT - average $11,723 increase
; J4 S: h* c4 \& F" k# XCCNA - average $9967 increase & g7 e$ d/ N& r* }; Y2 }0 g/ _9 a6 e
CNE - average $7262 increase 8 f, X$ ]* q3 y9 C- R
MCP+ - average $7072 increase" ~& v" }) {$ a1 D) ~
CNA - average $7061 increase * R# c2 p# W( V1 Y' v, H
Network+ - average $6487 increase# V9 ~) @( Z I* _
A+ - average $5134 increase
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The only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.
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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work: ! g8 d; M( B8 g6 r( t9 t
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10. "That's weird..." / E" j& H; g# G' d1 Y( \0 m
9. "It's never done that before." 4 z N- H: C( P$ u0 D( X; ^5 k
8. "It worked yesterday."
7 x& E. v$ u# s* q' S% J7 J7. "You must have the wrong version." % ?# m* ?9 o. z! W, p
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested." " I+ C4 U* `0 ?
5. "Somebody must have changed my code." : j: i2 R5 s# t( G
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
2 V' b0 ~4 {4 F _& R! u3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
, e( {$ U$ D' I% o7 u9 D" k2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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and finally ...
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