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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Security 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

Roles where certification can help:

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Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

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Most Software Development
Quality Assurance
Technical/Web Writing
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) {9 J1 `9 D$ C6 I) nThe 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
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
2 K8 Q9 M) k2 I4 j6 I- Y) j* [3 _MCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
# H' H* B/ \0 t9 T0 H( ^& H# uNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
3 Q, n& h2 h2 b6 _( L) w9 CA+       - average $5134 increase

( ~& r4 b$ E7 P7 \( U: _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..."
, C$ s7 o1 V# D9 a2 m* z9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
' C* @. a: k& u6 k6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
  j( M& \: \$ v$ h; G, v4 t- m( I* |4. "Did you check for a virus?"
1 I* b  y+ T3 U% j- I/ j3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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6 F0 |8 L7 S" l3 j9 x- W- Y1 L1. "I thought I fixed that."

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