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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:& s2 \; S( p8 g2 V: `6 h! {$ { V
9 N3 j) M$ @8 e6 ^$ n; h; l0 CRoles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:) c5 L/ m. y3 |; e G
" K0 A- u& N8 U2 o6 gSecurity 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, PM2 b. w' }- R; }7 Q$ ?) x
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Roles where certification can help:
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% K/ w8 U& Q. j/ z0 O3 J: tProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)* J3 n9 w7 L. y, {
# {3 R: \: C1 j9 lRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:0 R( V: l6 L" f1 l- v# G
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Most Software Development! g* J; G0 Y# Y9 [1 m1 ^# Y% \
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Technical/Web Writing
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, g3 f1 J" P$ n1 f0 tThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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MCSE+ - average $12,909 increase+ j, A: f6 P0 t) I I6 d
MCT - average $11,723 increase ' u) p; A) ?, L0 z# t( \: V. H9 \
CCNA - average $9967 increase
$ o- I' P/ G7 O- _5 B! lCNE - average $7262 increase 3 X N& Z5 E+ O9 D. o/ Q5 o
MCP+ - average $7072 increase
# {0 f" Z' J5 J% o- ?CNA - average $7061 increase # i! P. K/ d/ Y; q6 I0 X o
Network+ - average $6487 increase3 @9 b% e" c! B% ~' I- g6 V+ u1 C. _
A+ - average $5134 increase) `, u$ h0 y, B
# m8 t) W. c2 X. Q& j: H" ]; \1 kThe 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.' c# s6 o x: O$ h
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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work: " q1 O$ y, Y* S! g/ C- I* c3 ^
) n2 Q8 c5 v* I2 h- q$ g10. "That's weird..."
9 T3 F1 F) o* u# ~; u Q* ?* q9. "It's never done that before." ) C8 _) h! w! o; a1 E% h- Y0 W
8. "It worked yesterday." 8 W& V( |$ S# b# m+ o( _5 a( Z
7. "You must have the wrong version."
% L; C$ o" s: f6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
; K5 X' n+ `# d, `9 t2 r: @. b5. "Somebody must have changed my code." 9 v0 S6 l0 {1 v3 y& R. D" C
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
+ ^* W. L4 w7 I! K( f$ T' D3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"( W; a W3 Y; Z8 c+ K2 Y9 A
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?" ' K3 r: {. H$ ]- Z
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/ h! J1 `% K. zand finally ...% C( m# \8 A, v) a3 f
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1. "I thought I fixed that." |
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