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:

: C# P- D$ O8 N7 }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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Roles where certification can help:
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Project 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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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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  J4 O3 M( z) \+ f  Q0 |MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
# }; N! l) K& T! z4 @# M3 oCNE      - average $7262 increase
4 r' F* M, _6 A( ~MCP+     - average $7072 increase
& q3 M7 s* p% G  X. }CNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
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2 u* e6 |$ B: D; R1 dThe 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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10. "That's weird..."
, x" o8 A& _- [8 R! Y9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
- L% p1 _8 l2 E  ?5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
$ x& E1 O4 z) U3 r7 w/ G4. "Did you check for a virus?"
' {, n( [" Q- M  B3 [5 M3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
  |* |. M+ Y( u8 L0 z+ {5 Y; a  m2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"

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0 Y- N8 N6 s+ n/ f# Qand finally ...
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