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:

# d6 `( [. t4 \% kRoles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:

+ l- m' Z# n* E6 U$ n' c: w" \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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2 ~3 r- J1 c' ?9 M- ORoles where certification can help:
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: ~, s0 r) b! CProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)
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Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

" H* P0 ]7 O: X" q. d5 ZBusiness Analysis
- t. H6 a; [% [2 l2 t1 Y; YMost Software Development
Quality Assurance
Technical/Web Writing
8 _* D& y& @' D! Y' {& `" OBusiness Intelligence
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1 B- @8 k& F+ w0 hThe 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
CNE      - average $7262 increase
) W* A5 {2 W' M& V/ V4 @8 UMCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase

4 J" b* p# s, a1 J3 P' tThe 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

) N: d0 E" W% UTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

8 J, T9 ?; P/ G' ]0 `10. "That's weird..."
4 [8 I/ l# t9 w! J8 F" Y( X9. "It's never done that before."
+ x% n' o- L" S: Z8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
5 {- ~; O: [# y6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
' c2 F+ l5 u& o- X& l5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
0 [0 q1 r3 x1 J/ p7 D4 o7 {3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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and finally ...

1. "I thought I fixed that."

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