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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6 Q; I( G2 t' v; e& t9 a2 {Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:
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- j( R! i- s  D$ i9 B5 I' q2 NSecurity 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)

! Z2 y1 O( e+ W# W, e. }* ~Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

Business Analysis
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Quality Assurance
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The 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
1 L. R" T& Z/ S1 CCCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
4 y$ s' c) u. VMCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
3 b, `/ A$ x- l$ u7 l5 aA+       - average $5134 increase
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" F. F. L" s+ e. P4 R& v7 S/ g4 r( ~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:

10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
  ?0 R, e* E; V5 T! w5 O) @& a: N8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
. Q' q0 c6 q8 L' E6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
0 p' M8 g8 `1 o" V# Z7 _5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
  D: ?* p6 d8 A3 D2 |/ T) @2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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and finally ...
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1. "I thought I fixed that."

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