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:

Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:

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

2 o9 _+ ]; o1 B; ~" CRoles 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)
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Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Quality Assurance
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Business Intelligence

- h/ x1 @5 f# m& wThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

% y. a9 E! ]& D! eMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
! E. u, ?) [- F7 L) m. H, FMCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
6 [, x' R, K$ f  s  gCNA      - average $7061 increase
6 P0 D4 P. U/ I* N. P* g; p3 QNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase

" Q4 {* j1 f; [/ ?. s3 L) UThe 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:

/ ^2 @4 f0 N. \, g& w5 J10. "That's weird..."
" d- c( D9 V1 v! E) p9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
- ~8 ^  L2 J3 I$ @9 s& F7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
, \4 L/ J' W% P4 w1 g1 i- h8 Z4. "Did you check for a virus?"
8 B/ g7 w& k8 O# ^3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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2 j5 H# }) E' M* A+ k6 ~& |. gand finally ...
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) H; l) l; _6 \5 F1 W; b' m1. "I thought I fixed that."

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