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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8 }, [( x' k3 l% mRoles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:

: k8 z+ N0 ]- g0 l8 sSecurity 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:
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5 z- R/ s0 T0 fProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)

& q9 d3 c& s9 y( \Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

Business Analysis
Most Software Development
5 e8 n  d+ W. b" I- I, K, hQuality Assurance
Technical/Web Writing
Business Intelligence

$ m6 J7 @4 I! Q5 h) ^: ^1 YThe 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 $11,723 increase
2 G$ {- g- S; \/ }CCNA     - average $9967 increase
0 m; g. m( T& k: k  FCNE      - average $7262 increase
2 _) w& K# k0 r' n( W6 Q7 {MCP+     - average $7072 increase
; x+ F+ ~4 R6 h( d$ N6 k. aCNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
+ r9 A% Y" c( E) }# C. N( ?! s2 QA+       - average $5134 increase

) F8 A% Z' [: r) @3 w0 ]  MThe 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:

10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
9 a- {$ c: r% ]8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
' O  {. ^5 k  m6 L. x5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
  x8 i! @/ n8 x! v- L4. "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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and finally ...
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" x8 _# `$ j$ [; G* x1. "I thought I fixed that."

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