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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! g3 {/ T: Q7 N% F% fSecurity 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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Roles where certification can help:
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& d) J. E% G7 R0 u. |7 QProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)

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Business Analysis
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Quality Assurance
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Business Intelligence
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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+ N" Z& [8 {+ N% M# u! X, M; NMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
! T5 p5 K7 Z+ H4 r# YCNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
1 S! j4 T* c0 KCNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
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:

* f( x4 P2 m, |* r10. "That's weird..."
; E7 r' f& q$ D9 W9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
+ N) N: b6 z/ v; W$ t6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
/ J- l8 k' I( @/ d* W5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
9 _& v& T3 s% D- G7 A, v& o4. "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?"


* j! Z% B8 ]' _# Kand finally ...
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" m6 K. x- J& i4 J- \1. "I thought I fixed that."

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