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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 ]. g3 V/ V+ A8 ~# |1 K( R) o
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Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:6 |% e( x J b$ K! y3 }1 X
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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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; s! h; l! K( g% oProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)- m$ r x5 x& f) K% p3 v Y
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Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:: d9 w+ }3 j8 r' U2 |
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Business Analysis1 G A; f9 c8 N/ d d+ H/ y
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Quality Assurance
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9 F* C1 J& q7 Y4 dThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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MCSE+ - average $12,909 increase) r& j& F+ w& X; {( g! L9 l" L' o/ n
MCT - average $11,723 increase ' E2 \6 A [2 y" g
CCNA - average $9967 increase
8 t3 y: q# E% x( OCNE - average $7262 increase $ l7 m9 M" {, e% v
MCP+ - average $7072 increase( d2 ]& ^! ^, p* t! `# k+ l
CNA - average $7061 increase ( V0 R, a) d# Q. u! s/ ]$ s3 A( \7 F
Network+ - average $6487 increase
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$ L+ @ i7 T4 |+ LThe 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.. f* Y. x, |# ]1 ~ |
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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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10. "That's weird..." 9 ~, s- J! w4 Y$ V, ]3 t, { F
9. "It's never done that before."
0 n- B/ H2 Q5 D7 j, P8. "It worked yesterday."
; h6 D- {+ R& j! X3 Q7. "You must have the wrong version."
" @/ L) A* J) a& x5 n) e6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested." + v4 z, X; C& |4 L: }
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
' e) S1 k6 C1 o6 ?+ N- o7 P4. "Did you check for a virus?"
7 P* s4 n3 `" H) ?! O3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
3 n4 ?5 p; I! j7 C, r2. "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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