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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:# F) ^9 v4 ?; E8 \
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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, PM1 n1 _! R0 ^6 m# _% B$ i
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2 R6 K O& m" @& [4 Q& DProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)
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0 |2 D1 p# d1 @Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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8 i' \ g" Y: e6 q; E$ b) f! mThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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MCSE+ - average $12,909 increase/ S3 T3 T. J0 p! ]
MCT - average $11,723 increase 4 r6 _, `' ? o
CCNA - average $9967 increase
, Z$ O4 F+ t$ R' DCNE - average $7262 increase / I6 z+ X2 D3 V
MCP+ - average $7072 increase7 Q) c0 g9 W" R% l' ]9 L. s/ J
CNA - average $7061 increase : K( Q# q8 Z8 n% ^/ A, x9 C3 |& `
Network+ - average $6487 increase
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' h& y- ^, B' w# z. f. E1 pThe only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.7 O* i0 `: J' |3 H; I, \; d1 ~' x
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7 N |5 R7 m6 DTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work: - s+ [2 I+ G1 ]
+ c" ]; \4 B6 Y, h& R @7 c$ H% M10. "That's weird..."
, p2 K3 {. I& a5 w2 e0 ?0 b2 W2 ?2 R9. "It's never done that before." ; ]; E2 L ^/ {5 L* L; }
8. "It worked yesterday." 4 t4 N0 k& z, C% F% F
7. "You must have the wrong version." . P* b p( r( ~% K% V8 O
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
+ J* t/ e7 t) M/ j5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
2 v m' d* V2 p! d/ @" a" S4. "Did you check for a virus?"
: V% L' m; L0 T3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
( _. H3 A8 u$ W- o2. "Why do you want to do it that way?" ; n, b% K/ M% P/ h. h1 n
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1. "I thought I fixed that." |
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