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:
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' X' o( q( \% N6 [Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:
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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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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:
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Business Analysis
Most Software Development
Quality Assurance
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

0 |( S" n% d! i2 N2 k* jMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
/ z. y7 w! Q- M! E# eMCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
% Z" ~0 I* a# D- VCNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
& ^- w/ L5 ^" v4 m( z' y6 |CNA      - average $7061 increase
1 |6 N7 h2 u1 \0 _+ Q$ t/ _Network+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase

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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" z% }( C# z- K% k( d$ c# ~Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
  d( L6 ^7 c( [: D7 Q1 j7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
2 s( a8 i. e) n7 _, v5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
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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