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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:, t! d5 g, o+ V
* s6 I- c+ v# o: F' m; URoles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:! M G$ k) ~1 p- E5 _
2 p( ?% ]: s" e$ e3 m2 F; BSecurity 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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0 L2 K4 V U p, i" A% W/ j4 x* ?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)! T) M5 i# M8 D1 d m2 a
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Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Business Analysis
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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* j8 D- W& k; TMCSE+ - average $12,909 increase
k- {# L* m; ?MCT - average $11,723 increase . k$ C ^- o/ X: m
CCNA - average $9967 increase
: w: V7 P2 a9 C$ ACNE - average $7262 increase 8 g3 c6 A: S' u6 i* C& x
MCP+ - average $7072 increase% z, z5 h4 p1 I, k
CNA - average $7061 increase
. E9 q$ ?; g: f* RNetwork+ - average $6487 increase2 M' T) C5 r, @! Y& u
A+ - average $5134 increase8 w$ h* ~7 ]0 W
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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.) X# N- J0 {. S
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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work: 9 ]. l0 V, Y$ F* Y3 [* J
0 A. n7 M) l+ e- W: H5 C10. "That's weird..." 6 \4 i$ h8 Q6 d+ {' G% k
9. "It's never done that before."
0 [! n4 H+ D' R& \9 z4 m2 ~8. "It worked yesterday."
, ^. n% ]: E [, @7 p! J0 Y7. "You must have the wrong version."
% ]$ v* m% n- ?; V' h3 Z% c& e% N0 x6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
- r3 W% s8 y/ L4 M( R. m5. "Somebody must have changed my code." 8 z7 w5 Z x' t0 {) l/ z
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
" t$ d; P' B; X1 P) |! `3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"4 B0 a) c) B$ D
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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1. "I thought I fixed that." |
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