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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1 s# c0 v+ b5 M/ T7 BRoles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:

1 a/ j5 t. a# 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

3 O" F6 B4 v) H8 sRoles 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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Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

Business Analysis
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Business Intelligence
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5 {) o# z/ l) t  v8 M) _7 Y: d3 Z% @- ]The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
' w! L% E8 M: b; ^4 z0 bMCT      - average $11,723 increase
" J: |" x* o8 z  T5 iCCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
  D9 [5 C& ]3 t. o$ v4 q- TMCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
9 J$ Z, C5 }7 I7 e! }1 I, T5 M) WNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
6 ~2 q" P  v5 V+ X# IA+       - average $5134 increase
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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:

7 e4 Z7 o- a/ A' a9 V10. "That's weird..."
" C0 T* w- G5 ]6 J9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
+ ]* Q2 p9 d# C" m& N8 b6 M" U7. "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?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"


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1. "I thought I fixed that."

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