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:
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/ H1 {; u" S7 U! K6 w( Z- ~+ wSecurity 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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6 S# m: B! ]7 |2 ?* x- SRoles where certification can help:

Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)

( V, ^. N" i6 a" k. U' `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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, ]: P! _+ q8 w: H4 V3 y% L9 j) [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
) h: _3 ?0 Z; j7 G  ?7 PCCNA     - average $9967 increase
2 j7 u* w9 o6 J5 b. T$ u7 {CNE      - average $7262 increase
- M: u* W3 w) R! K2 K+ cMCP+     - average $7072 increase
# t' z1 e1 ?3 n7 r' w7 XCNA      - average $7061 increase
: k. t5 V! q, z8 MNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
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.

Humor

" p3 M5 N3 z/ yTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

10. "That's weird..."
1 ~; w! c5 {1 Q9 g. h9. "It's never done that before."
' y; P+ |4 x& p  G- g2 ?8. "It worked yesterday."
% g) G3 v+ j" |/ `$ O7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
. k! y0 D, ~' n7 E4 `/ t" D; Z4. "Did you check for a virus?"
$ K5 x, R8 X( p3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
4 g2 _9 ~% s$ u4 Q/ m( F2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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3 n$ N/ \1 q0 o/ Z: k) S8 a3 ]and finally ...
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+ h+ t; W  N: f- f0 @1. "I thought I fixed that."

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