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:

+ s( Q* P3 X' r$ p5 PRoles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:

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

Roles where certification can help:

8 ?+ E9 ?4 _% h5 TProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)
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Most Software Development
) ^$ j* {# w2 e" |Quality Assurance
Technical/Web Writing
Business Intelligence

- P. F4 w- b; `8 ?* L" sThe 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
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
# q$ Z9 A8 A( ~* ?5 f$ S9 y0 wCNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase
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' }: {7 C( e( ^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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! K/ H3 x# I% k; gTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

# o* |6 c: p1 {/ H4 E. I10. "That's weird..."
, ]) ?7 t% I2 \' L5 Y9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
" K. Z4 W! X1 a1 b* w( A0 b5. "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?"


and finally ...
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8 `0 ]( l+ u8 w. F( K' U1. "I thought I fixed that."

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