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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:0 ^2 q& s% q8 h7 V' L# b
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Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:8 ~/ X; C2 H/ h- ^& z- N7 P9 c
) K/ x0 Q% C& t: gSecurity 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+ h5 t6 C2 M; y# ]! A
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Roles where certification can help:6 v- |! c* f6 @# p$ `- Q
5 T1 B) K% ?5 D% oProject 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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Technical/Web Writing
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:# c3 s H" ^" \& j5 C( _
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MCSE+ - average $12,909 increase# W5 s$ e6 M3 H: ~% k+ v# F
MCT - average $11,723 increase
6 T% C Z" `2 \) M5 g, qCCNA - average $9967 increase
4 Z2 U; F/ \+ v# l+ I. J% @% R* OCNE - average $7262 increase 0 V' \5 c! h5 [4 I# O
MCP+ - average $7072 increase4 Z" O. T9 \$ d0 T0 r. v+ ^( L
CNA - average $7061 increase ( X& K- ^6 b4 X# A: u+ K- n
Network+ - average $6487 increase2 Y7 _/ b8 ~9 ]
A+ - average $5134 increase
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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.. |4 y8 X' n4 R, ?) @; V! s
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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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10. "That's weird..." + G& s) e: c" h e' T7 m; d) i% I
9. "It's never done that before."
3 B8 K5 s) }; b: P! a8. "It worked yesterday."
1 J: a( K9 N. Z3 v1 a2 N1 T7. "You must have the wrong version."
1 A0 g- B6 J/ I! V( O' Z/ {. u% z, T6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested." . x" j5 L/ |& x% N) U
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
# A+ t. \" G5 i% g4. "Did you check for a virus?"
* Y" ]* h- F% T4 @3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"/ M2 ]6 Q3 F2 O3 ~: b, y7 I! f# F
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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