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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2 M3 E' }3 a+ L) E) {( b4 MRoles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:
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% V! @3 R. B8 S5 ]9 j  MSecurity 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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% I5 A- j& F( w* r; L1 o# bRoles where certification can help:

+ a2 P2 v6 H& x# J; ?" s9 {Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)

Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Most Software Development
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Business Intelligence

' X4 W# W: O8 v8 CThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

1 z  y) f) j1 z% n1 D/ mMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
2 c) j- ^2 I" A1 {9 DCNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
6 H# e; [7 }$ j0 U7 ANetwork+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase
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3 ^/ h8 H( z8 W$ r# P3 i! UThe 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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9 p- E3 a1 I) r& l  N1 q; nTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
) m% K( ^/ A; i( r0 A/ M5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
6 q* v' G8 h/ [4. "Did you check for a virus?"
& Y6 F8 n6 Q. E; z4 p3 p9 _  |3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
! k' J- n  Q4 _8 Y. [& ?2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"

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8 J" a) ^2 B7 g1. "I thought I fixed that."

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