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:

: [- C5 Z5 {5 ~; f% p3 U/ CRoles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:
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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
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Roles where certification can help:
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Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)

Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Business Analysis
Most Software Development
Quality Assurance
Technical/Web Writing
Business Intelligence

, q0 U. K$ v7 s( j0 q! B; ?# l) B2 KThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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  ]$ \8 S. g, s4 aMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
7 Y# n0 [& h& a6 o! Z9 \CCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
) s- |2 v& d) K: g6 x7 IMCP+     - average $7072 increase
$ m% _9 t* v; v8 G- A1 qCNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
  R) [2 Q. o0 B5 J; B: IA+       - average $5134 increase

" @( Z  b4 d3 OThe 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.

Humor
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% a8 h& X6 j) u7 NTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

10. "That's weird..."
/ }; l  w% a% L9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
, X! M. N! y; o0 e2 r: @7. "You must have the wrong version."
4 f9 U7 K1 P. P. w/ y" |6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
1 e* E1 l, [$ C" g' L( ]3 k+ O3 r/ U3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
5 ~2 H) |. r! N& _+ w, w: i2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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and finally ...

$ ~8 Q9 [# O% N/ u0 u' Y1. "I thought I fixed that."

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