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:

4 x( w# }' v1 w7 u0 iRoles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:
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; S/ k  K/ l# E) c! o6 |7 |" uSecurity 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

$ g5 K  G/ Y1 ?- |Roles 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)

- h6 M# |9 Z/ u% P9 V- mRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

Business Analysis
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Quality Assurance
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Business Intelligence
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/ T# A1 i1 q$ O, [( ~7 Z4 EThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
! m' p0 v. }! X' c2 E8 QMCT      - average $11,723 increase
. X: h  w& t& O4 P% C% O" q, A& YCCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - 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.
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# P. f( t$ y' p0 A( _6 y" _5 H* DTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

5 S2 M! o9 c, ~10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
. u/ u2 z: q" b6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
* I- v: G- g7 z. g, X5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
# I1 E6 l( D6 J8 N% k) o6 ~/ F2 i4. "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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: }  v6 A- u* m: Z. I1. "I thought I fixed that."

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