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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:2 p+ l$ f9 y- |" R% [$ y5 d
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+ ~5 \. Y1 x0 ZSecurity 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:* b, K& ^; V+ Y1 u5 [ \
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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
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+ ]! S! L) ]2 C. m2 sThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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$ d& f [" \% M* G. Q2 O" LMCSE+ - average $12,909 increase
5 c/ \% K# f5 fMCT - average $11,723 increase
% }, ?6 d8 y$ b( a! aCCNA - average $9967 increase
0 b5 ^& ]8 P0 MCNE - average $7262 increase
+ l3 ^5 \& x6 y* t! _' IMCP+ - average $7072 increase
, T0 Q9 Q' ~3 F0 r) ?- ~8 MCNA - average $7061 increase
' H) J1 P& w% |( u: R2 NNetwork+ - average $6487 increase+ Z) `- ]; ?6 R9 O* z
A+ - average $5134 increase( m) a' f) Y* V% J* @
- q+ v+ H& G6 u: ], xThe only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.8 Z- m$ U! p [. E9 Q
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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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# x5 R0 ~, v: \5 i10. "That's weird..." # y, t4 w! G6 W8 N+ g
9. "It's never done that before." ; m/ F% D0 U6 S) T6 V
8. "It worked yesterday."
, e$ i7 q! f) e7. "You must have the wrong version." - T0 O J: }5 k1 Z+ ~
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
- G( k1 `+ S+ ?+ z$ x5. "Somebody must have changed my code." * Z: _1 z3 @4 V) Z5 s5 L/ |
4. "Did you check for a virus?" # n& u6 N$ ]# M3 W
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
x# ]4 C/ @7 \8 W6 L& J" p2. "Why do you want to do it that way?" 6 h& M8 |+ U, X/ x; ?* ^. Y- J
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1. "I thought I fixed that." |
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