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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/ x* T3 _6 Q9 r6 X' `  }1 d" Y# kRoles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:

- t+ g4 x% C$ t6 c# C4 DSecurity 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:

* k4 Q1 C1 V& F. j1 ~" y" {% aProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)
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  K+ f  g: h6 u4 S- f* MRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Business Analysis
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Quality Assurance
Technical/Web Writing
Business Intelligence

The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
/ u' ]4 C4 O  y! ~: gCNE      - average $7262 increase
* D; L# `0 w) L: B$ u8 `7 w/ vMCP+     - average $7072 increase
, @% O  g" T: W* p# U9 D! C& t6 kCNA      - average $7061 increase
* \9 V- L4 W6 r% f3 A, i. @2 ANetwork+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase
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7 O7 M, [2 }& i1 z; b' kThe 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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7 N: T& x( }* A& \) sTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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( t) _$ {" J4 O) K10. "That's weird..."
& r* E2 e  N1 @6 P$ B. z9. "It's never done that before."
- V, P. `* D5 Z/ ?8. "It worked yesterday."
7 o2 e! a( f4 Z9 \" O+ t7. "You must have the wrong version."
" o  T" K' h0 m! t. i, a6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
# H- ~/ L4 b% u4 h$ o5 [; }3 |3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
, J; g: v3 h- C# N  A2 C/ X2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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and finally ...
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1. "I thought I fixed that."

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