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:

% ]* ?  [) g. g( b5 j8 c5 dRoles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:
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/ t% `% F3 E6 a) ~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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3 t% L' {. b' XRoles 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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# e5 ?  i; I9 H' x5 CRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

: e& x! a6 L! G' u( `2 }2 C7 PBusiness Analysis
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:

5 F: |. s3 J8 M. j0 ]1 j5 L" VMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
* Y9 s2 n' b% G7 XNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
- e1 p  w2 L8 |; w7 f8 c. TA+       - average $5134 increase

. N6 S% T9 b) @% ^/ ]$ {/ yThe 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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Humor

Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

/ g% Z  B, i# x' u+ i% R  @10. "That's weird..."
9 {3 z7 v' T. j) O1 j- v9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
% O3 t/ e, y- ?0 ]* f# D7. "You must have the wrong version."
1 @* L! B6 x; I6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
  J* A! R( `4 ~1 E4. "Did you check for a virus?"
$ R' \# {: j3 r' N. g) E3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
+ c! j4 N8 Z. r$ c1 r8 k2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"

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and finally ...

+ t% P) m1 T8 K$ z: g; w1. "I thought I fixed that."

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