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:

- Q6 B5 Y! Q5 oRoles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:
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% ?4 X7 `/ N  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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' v- _" C% U( g7 [6 PRoles where certification can help:
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( Q' ?9 r- A+ C4 V! ]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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Business Analysis
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Quality Assurance
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Business Intelligence

% N  @$ Z# K+ j% }% z# _: B# QThe 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
4 O: _8 R( ]( T4 C0 @CCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
2 g; N/ e- r7 n+ A8 }: KCNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
8 z$ H& w. N& j& r- G" `  \A+       - average $5134 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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Top 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."
* e% n* A  `( ~  {. |3 A7. "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?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"


# w1 q: j- y. s# J; tand finally ...

( }/ k, T2 w( v4 n1. "I thought I fixed that."

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