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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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

Roles where certification can help:

Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)
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  `$ g, E) p0 Y5 WRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Business Analysis
Most Software Development
Quality Assurance
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4 E( }9 s; Y; _9 S  Z! IThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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% }1 M4 h$ J# i  eMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
+ E4 ]! C& m8 |# i: uCCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
: R* X5 Z, C- c. \. r# b+ fMCP+     - 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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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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10. "That's weird..."
  X+ ]+ L, [/ ~; s* Z: n1 t9. "It's never done that before."
1 J3 }( F, U6 V7 _5 w; I8. "It worked yesterday."
" }8 Y( `7 t  l" {, U7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5 c& P# P; p; Y+ l; M( l/ x5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
3 @/ ~5 C. q3 ]& J  f4. "Did you check for a virus?"
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
& b) ~& o& |5 {+ e! b2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"


and finally ...

1. "I thought I fixed that."

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