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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Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:

- s: e1 g0 J7 ^" D/ I- _& O! F+ j/ v8 y- V  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
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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)

7 Y" g5 j; S1 F) I( m7 b3 x! b! S& URoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

Business Analysis
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Technical/Web Writing
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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6 p3 ?) b3 J# i; |# \MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
7 e/ u6 j; Y3 x* A3 [2 A" @MCT      - average $11,723 increase
! ^1 k' Y# \- RCCNA     - average $9967 increase
+ ]2 x* X' O1 |' Z  T: _CNE      - average $7262 increase
3 o0 W) M, ~0 N8 W$ N; PMCP+     - average $7072 increase
6 n# r+ _: y: h4 KCNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase

7 @  n. Y2 l7 R5 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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Humor
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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

7 e3 z" [$ p, X) ~7 @; ?10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
, H) s2 E( E% Z' ~4 e7 c7. "You must have the wrong version."
+ s  u1 U' x/ o5 W; H% Z; W- g, |6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
" J6 N3 s9 o: Q0 p5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
% B. L  ~1 q" J' Q4. "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?"


# I% s  I4 P& o0 Yand finally ...
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  w& A, N" S" X4 q4 O5 c9 `' R1. "I thought I fixed that."

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