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:

Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:

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" s* T' R8 l& @Roles where certification can help:
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' x' |0 `4 M; c3 @Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)

- l8 `" Z  u/ x2 k' M! `4 `' lRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

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Most Software Development
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Technical/Web Writing
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2 m: p% r2 {% E* L- U+ {The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
; `( D. e) n# Q+ ~) J/ aCCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 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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$ S4 P6 D# G* \/ HTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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$ \( ~, Y* G) X" k6 R10. "That's weird..."
5 r" M! o8 H/ v7 w% b: Q' \9. "It's never done that before."
' Y. O1 S5 I" @, J, u8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
, i, S, b2 a$ Y5 y, S( W2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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. y" p7 Q  D  _' z& Fand finally ...
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1. "I thought I fixed that."

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