 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
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:
& K$ t, E% j1 o6 P0 x, |" X
9 S7 h0 c m7 dRoles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:* ?- c, F$ N1 U* ?9 i& d0 N z
5 g# _4 M" W$ ? h8 K) RSecurity 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
1 l8 l& Z( G. x3 h& W! ?0 I- ^$ L2 H8 z% s- \' |8 [( w7 {
Roles where certification can help:
4 k0 m. v$ _( T2 L
$ d; y' W1 C7 d0 o2 EProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)
$ Z# X# ?& r) F3 b6 A Y4 m2 g ~7 n2 z# R2 w
Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
$ r7 P4 r( H# M' f
. F4 E. f. U% S) Q! N9 E% u! Q# mBusiness Analysis; R: O5 `, q& n
Most Software Development
8 j( o4 ]& z' H- f8 |. }8 g2 H; j; KQuality Assurance
& n3 h$ G) Q$ a) n1 mTechnical/Web Writing3 {& X! L' y4 y3 y/ S' \5 a
Business Intelligence- f( Q. n2 X% V/ P# _
5 I6 Z. V1 c* x1 c; _The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:3 F6 p- F6 x, C- W6 W1 Q. G) R8 B% D
& M% ?* k& O( E2 f
MCSE+ - average $12,909 increase
" b6 @! m5 G; i+ O4 r& c8 H* ?: Q* _MCT - average $11,723 increase + G. y1 c9 a& S8 p
CCNA - average $9967 increase
6 J v5 a: s/ JCNE - average $7262 increase 8 G6 K7 R* y/ ~6 T5 `
MCP+ - average $7072 increase
( Z: l; ?2 p/ S) T a$ ICNA - average $7061 increase
) a1 I+ G+ X% O5 K fNetwork+ - average $6487 increase4 N0 D6 |7 M P- k& M% d
A+ - average $5134 increase, n! @0 h* Q( z
4 C. h2 [0 I( g+ k/ P. }4 ~
The only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.9 f" t6 }" y" Q' i+ w
* B/ z( i0 p3 y6 y( H6 _$ e
Humor- v3 F6 p9 O! u
0 q) r: Z) [% M1 J3 dTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work: , @8 Z8 v R: J! X
0 S& T6 {7 k% P% T
10. "That's weird..."
7 P6 d5 q6 Y6 p7 _3 @& ^7 E1 L9. "It's never done that before."
% H" j* }' ~, l' A" L+ I8. "It worked yesterday." 2 w3 H2 A% b7 b( C
7. "You must have the wrong version."
2 v+ T1 @. D3 i2 D' C5 v6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
2 r8 h2 u4 q" w! o+ ^5. "Somebody must have changed my code." , e: e9 Q! R! F2 r
4. "Did you check for a virus?" p" k; {6 D7 M( O; P V0 ^( `
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"3 |) O, w1 s# c
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?" 6 D" B$ s( m' H+ O( c: |& r" |
, D: c$ M% X9 [( {3 u* `, o" a# H& f0 l7 l0 `
and finally ...
! T7 f- J! W+ X4 ~- |# [
$ z" G3 A. P; i1 H: ^1. "I thought I fixed that." |
|