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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2 A! K9 o3 J3 a5 l, W- m' [Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:

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

. ?3 M4 s' C6 lRoles where certification can help:

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
8 p8 W# E1 m6 l" i$ BMost Software Development
5 u( {# u4 b0 a* d: d3 Y: m2 ^) lQuality Assurance
8 s2 w1 u6 e, Q( v9 {& NTechnical/Web Writing
Business Intelligence
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, }3 h+ x) Q- v- f% k) x3 ]The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

/ Q* L: C2 Q/ }$ ~$ oMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
8 s' e& v: s: v. \CCNA     - average $9967 increase
4 |( d4 C3 ?; K! s% Z* fCNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
& Q% s5 o7 f  D  _0 M' |7 GCNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
; ?8 k# k$ H, x0 ^+ |- B% i1 T3 BA+       - average $5134 increase
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$ T- J  A7 }+ G- l) W. hThe 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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Humor
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8 M" l2 [% v- @2 w' O+ E" iTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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: r" Z! r" P; g! ]$ R; v10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
% q6 B( I6 [4 |" y$ @' v9 m6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
& S1 K  t3 i& D9 Y, N5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
- |5 E2 T2 I' K1 V4. "Did you check for a virus?"
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
6 t% q) K) H$ F, `0 I# D; m; X* Q2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"


and finally ...
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1. "I thought I fixed that."

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