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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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
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Roles where certification can help:

: f# r2 Z' X4 V. i( gProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)
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* a2 ^# O. {  \0 QRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

Business Analysis
Most Software Development
Quality Assurance
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Business Intelligence
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
5 C6 R8 f+ J, l5 i* JMCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
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# b0 }3 F8 R' V* t0 G2 `8 dThe 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..."
9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
8 F8 l5 T0 O% f" G. l: ]7. "You must have the wrong version."
$ k7 b( u' V9 y& L6 t5 K: ~0 j6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4 K9 ^* x6 i1 P; l, }( T4. "Did you check for a virus?"
8 U6 X3 L1 F& ?8 M' M3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
8 u! N$ v& t; z( g9 ?5 t2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"


and finally ...

, S% b6 ~1 r" \+ J1. "I thought I fixed that."

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