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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9 S7 h0 c  m7 dRoles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:

5 g# _4 M" W$ ?  h8 K) RSecurity 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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Roles where certification can help:
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$ d; y' W1 C7 d0 o2 EProject 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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Most Software Development
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Business Intelligence

5 I6 Z. V1 c* x1 c; _The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
" b6 @! m5 G; i+ O4 r& c8 H* ?: Q* _MCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
6 J  v5 a: s/ JCNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
( Z: l; ?2 p/ S) T  a$ ICNA      - average $7061 increase
) a1 I+ G+ X% O5 K  fNetwork+ - 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.

Humor

0 q) r: Z) [% M1 J3 dTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

10. "That's weird..."
7 P6 d5 q6 Y6 p7 _3 @& ^7 E1 L9. "It's never done that before."
% H" j* }' ~, l' A" L+ I8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
2 v+ T1 @. D3 i2 D' C5 v6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
2 r8 h2 u4 q" w! o+ ^5. "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 ...
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$ z" G3 A. P; i1 H: ^1. "I thought I fixed that."

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