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:

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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( I, w( }4 ~( O/ T9 ]& bRoles where certification can help:
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+ d3 J: x4 c0 v# L0 k2 nProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)

6 M  m6 J7 g* r, y- K2 y0 GRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

Business Analysis
Most Software Development
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Technical/Web Writing
Business Intelligence

The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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6 ]9 U9 e4 L/ `& wMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
' k% d' o$ t, S0 @7 Y% x; j: hCNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
+ f7 I: j9 C: e" CCNA      - average $7061 increase
  K  @9 V. L  PNetwork+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - 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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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
0 M4 y0 h; o# |7. "You must have the wrong version."
2 Z) i6 V/ v, o" o0 i" Y6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
$ d3 U2 [! }4 h1 @4. "Did you check for a virus?"
  F9 J0 M# J+ r3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
' t+ W8 ^* K/ h2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"

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1. "I thought I fixed that."

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