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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:9 o' X% L6 P! d% F
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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)
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Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:+ a: m- L2 d. `- Q7 v8 m
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:4 `1 J' d( l, I" L+ R+ \* P0 Q& G! v& A
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MCSE+ - average $12,909 increase
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1 o1 ^! a% ~, X( ?0 {6 MCCNA - average $9967 increase
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MCP+ - average $7072 increase. y* b7 g$ v) v4 U6 b8 z' n( s6 W+ r! j
CNA - average $7061 increase ; A1 W$ j& ~- D/ `; I
Network+ - average $6487 increase2 m7 S. [, z' u5 J, r: G* `
A+ - average $5134 increase
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+ O7 g Q& L* x1 kThe only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.
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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work: 6 N% h! Q. C3 Q2 g W5 W
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10. "That's weird..." ! d/ U5 X6 \% B
9. "It's never done that before." ' \" @: b5 P0 Q" l$ D* H" A
8. "It worked yesterday." ) l n+ t5 e N5 f
7. "You must have the wrong version." ) i1 D0 g7 u6 Q+ r! d
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
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3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"8 q7 V' _# [3 r. B0 u
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?" 8 z0 c# m# O( M
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1 s+ K) a$ Q+ f; [" ~5 ]and finally ...
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