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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( k1 O; t) f. M3 c. lSecurity 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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Project 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:

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Most Software Development
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

3 |% C' [! F7 I& K4 AMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
3 [! h8 }/ q' c; mMCT      - average $11,723 increase
; c7 G+ L' _) L" v3 ^$ CCCNA     - average $9967 increase
/ _- \* `; b) B5 _0 @* eCNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
) [, v5 l3 O1 G* vNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
9 w5 }: h3 F  `% AA+       - average $5134 increase

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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; R1 S' i4 b) j! xTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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- ?' W7 n, L4 i0 |10. "That's weird..."
$ c, P! T* T" f$ m0 L. k. {9. "It's never done that before."
6 m: B9 P, H! s* w9 j5 q: |7 E4 g8. "It worked yesterday."
! i) h* R3 Z( @- ~. T' z. |7. "You must have the wrong version."
% u; A: X; u4 Q: N6 |6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
, p- F$ ]5 F) c/ j3 h7 J' X5. "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?"
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and finally ...
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. q- |$ @  i( i+ H+ n1. "I thought I fixed that."

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