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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Roles 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

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0 j/ W2 N# i. j( G; Q# }: hProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)

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7 g* F0 W5 o5 ]6 d6 B3 yBusiness Analysis
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Quality Assurance
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7 O  O% m1 u$ [* V5 b& e) YThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

) B9 [$ h. A% `; A& ?MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
! m7 U% ^$ ~. S6 P$ m$ @MCT      - average $11,723 increase
6 O' L/ j) y, t' `CCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
4 O  h6 r. e- h: t* q) H( F2 gCNA      - average $7061 increase
* t+ @0 k, t& Q5 kNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase
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& ?# z7 b9 ~, B6 w; vThe only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.
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Humor
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. n3 M) J) A( j' P4 z  {9 jTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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1 q0 M  }& H' B  n1 C10. "That's weird..."
1 J0 [3 O" z1 f6 G  {6 Y  ~9. "It's never done that before."
- R9 X) f  ?+ e! d  z) u8. "It worked yesterday."
7 A# [' {/ p8 ^! f8 O/ X# [7. "You must have the wrong version."
: ~! B, O! ^7 F6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
5 S* A5 j9 ]8 D# U0 @4. "Did you check for a virus?"
' V5 U! C1 ?$ d: U* M3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"


and finally ...
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1. "I thought I fixed that."

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