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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! i# Z+ c8 {* W# k
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. p' N" C; e% M' [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) O5 I2 I" V8 r% M" `3 M
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Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)# L/ u0 q% F2 b( l" p
0 f8 w1 m9 V; ^( B8 qRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Most Software Development
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. {' n- G! f, J! l3 a. e7 [7 iThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:7 @' P3 ]) |! ^, A5 ~
" Q! R/ ? A& i! j) DMCSE+ - average $12,909 increase) E$ ~: L% k1 s& R5 K7 b
MCT - average $11,723 increase
. y5 H6 n( q% a: q- YCCNA - average $9967 increase 2 }" I; m9 l6 {
CNE - average $7262 increase ; Q8 t9 h2 C9 f0 p8 j) ]; b% o: W
MCP+ - average $7072 increase
' J& z" t9 N! X4 TCNA - average $7061 increase
6 j' R, q" z3 D2 Q) I+ C8 }Network+ - average $6487 increase" q' d: O q! v
A+ - average $5134 increase# E3 c8 p7 q3 S
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The only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.
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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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10. "That's weird..." . L$ a6 o; M! h7 Y# p9 x. w
9. "It's never done that before."
3 L2 i- l! b0 v2 X! t# }8. "It worked yesterday."
. K/ a- r0 S0 v7. "You must have the wrong version." * U( u) k( c" R) R7 A
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested." $ l& b3 [6 G: Q
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
" y G3 I; r: v/ L6 n. e& M4. "Did you check for a virus?" 2 L( }+ A: B6 f4 b0 Q1 u
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"( r- A4 t. Z6 F3 E2 D
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?" ) R9 M+ o* p( h) `
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6 s/ i; m6 l3 O7 E/ t1. "I thought I fixed that." |
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