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:

. K% f4 a% x# |4 }4 Z8 qRoles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:
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) u2 L+ F. p; 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

; w$ L( y, k$ {, M; }) h3 eRoles where certification can help:
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) Z( E- D$ t/ R2 ]% C$ F' n" }- AProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)
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3 T& Y9 T' s( T4 T. nRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

Business Analysis
: G4 c( {4 ^2 G; Q3 [2 ^Most Software Development
+ L7 [8 d+ D! ?/ `. ]% ^3 ~6 hQuality Assurance
Technical/Web Writing
Business Intelligence
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' A1 \) P" g' K% A  z. h0 E! ?The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
  {; _5 N5 P# fCCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
: F  m' d5 M! _* ]# IMCP+     - average $7072 increase
" \, J* p# W! q( b( R% x3 NCNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
. w" G  C6 M7 G) D: |8 WA+       - average $5134 increase

, i6 F6 t, I: k. H! ?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

Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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10. "That's weird..."
/ T- f' b1 J* i/ p; \6 `9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
- a2 h& g/ A: k9 s" N: U6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5 u  g. b' Z( K& J0 V$ G. ]) X5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
% Y7 L) J8 J- f. u" k8 q4. "Did you check for a virus?"
: P0 j( Y1 f0 G3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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! t0 |" ?, w: x; L( Fand finally ...
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1. "I thought I fixed that."

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