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:

Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:
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4 x+ M/ n3 b* @& l& C- w* oSecurity 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:

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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  r' u4 u% R9 l; n7 O$ CBusiness Analysis
Most Software Development
Quality Assurance
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1 _8 i5 X2 }  b6 HBusiness Intelligence
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The 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
3 Q7 O! |7 ?# ?/ u  i2 B1 eCCNA     - average $9967 increase
9 O" q& e" l8 q" m; ZCNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
# e) ^5 `' M/ ]CNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
& T$ a8 H# f; I  A1 lA+       - average $5134 increase

# e  b/ G8 V3 L1 f1 Q# y" _7 i0 {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..."
, o* _/ l: n8 h) B7 F% @$ X7 \9. "It's never done that before."
; O2 \6 F* K, Z# c/ i" p8. "It worked yesterday."
' h6 ~9 H# F- K3 s$ B7 a+ y7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
( i9 O! H+ N. x) _4. "Did you check for a virus?"
4 n: m% I8 i/ n2 T: J; k; [3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
1 D) `3 U! ]. @. I! i- B6 D2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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  b% }6 T) b8 V  o9 Jand finally ...
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% [$ D5 Y# S1 f* G* F  B! s$ I1. "I thought I fixed that."

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