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:

1 o6 W9 v# g9 D  M9 p2 iRoles 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

0 [9 s* W" h3 w3 m0 X4 zRoles where certification can help:

Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)

# `& G: t# ?' `; yRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

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- i* f, L2 Q6 {$ M0 |Quality Assurance
Technical/Web Writing
Business Intelligence
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

1 `, n6 l' Q. l1 TMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
/ N: Q! b$ I& I1 L) I8 c$ w! A0 TCCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
# @% o, @; z& _- R, fA+       - average $5134 increase
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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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1 m! ^5 E7 M, N! bTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

3 k! R3 F; ~1 U! q; y$ K" A6 V10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
7 m% z* i3 o: W8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
  M$ z' G# o; m/ M- `2 X6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
! I2 s/ @; a( Z( @4 [7 j6 S5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
  q6 x6 a" B$ p8 \* C. ?9 w4. "Did you check for a virus?"
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
  `* {# L+ J; z' u) s" f2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"

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& O( S) e. ~, [5 {1 h4 F( |0 K1. "I thought I fixed that."

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