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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:. m o0 k2 t. X" w. i V1 \3 v
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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
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Roles where certification can help:
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; |! s7 k3 M1 ~* K( zProject 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:+ U' K5 G( f! h$ L$ b& e
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Business Analysis
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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8 U/ T. G1 `0 R% n( ~MCSE+ - average $12,909 increase) ?* Q. _' E: U
MCT - average $11,723 increase
! C- {$ ?$ B) E7 JCCNA - average $9967 increase
' G0 H( a, `8 h$ d- | J0 fCNE - average $7262 increase
7 K9 P x$ t. Z$ g, iMCP+ - average $7072 increase3 W% f5 C) S; A* f) F7 v
CNA - average $7061 increase
. I% y, H4 F, y9 x! q8 GNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
1 B K5 z" X/ I: n6 M# [& _- oA+ - average $5134 increase% V& \9 C. c1 E8 t
; b* t, V7 f7 @+ J1 |' O8 oThe 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.( d; Y% j4 k& Y! x8 j; W8 m6 X& Y
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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work: z, X0 s, W3 b- M! y
! ]/ z7 y! S8 ~" H1 X, p. M10. "That's weird..." % w8 z/ ? A2 G) _* t# _
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8. "It worked yesterday."
9 z) d+ P" g8 v( E( x Q i6 c7. "You must have the wrong version." 5 ]' C8 s) c, V' V
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested." . d7 Q. N1 f T" N* |9 y2 O1 p
5. "Somebody must have changed my code." $ \- S" R- R0 J4 j1 \! |5 [
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
5 O& H9 K( W. u3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
4 s% L6 @: p7 s2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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