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:
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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
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1 E: @$ I0 I, o& @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:

Business Analysis
Most Software Development
Quality Assurance
Technical/Web Writing
Business Intelligence

The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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+ |. C, H3 j* i& b* d' z" SMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
' r& Q9 d+ K8 z2 X$ K5 e' L7 uMCT      - average $11,723 increase
; i+ ?5 C, O- v1 G7 N) g; GCCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
( @: `: ^+ o# x/ _' ?6 wCNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
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- V4 J; {# `% L7 w* P( F# Y  _! CThe 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:

( Z: C! x% c7 b7 u10. "That's weird..."
+ k  W% E0 ^9 M/ y+ o0 w9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
$ `8 S; H, D# L7 g8 |' H7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
, k  F$ x% N' K8 L; T6 j2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"


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1. "I thought I fixed that."

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