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:

) P: X: B. \# u, V2 TRoles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:

# s! l/ I5 M5 b. {, |9 l. DSecurity 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

Roles where certification can help:

* `/ M& D, A9 A- ^Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)

Roles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Business Analysis
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7 v0 M$ X0 R; b2 L5 c4 AQuality Assurance
Technical/Web Writing
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; X0 c% N0 s  p6 K# w% MThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
1 R) S8 G- q( wMCT      - average $11,723 increase
+ F) Z9 W: }7 `: d9 C6 _CCNA     - average $9967 increase
) t" D, d2 z2 s; t3 q2 HCNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
8 I/ e8 R! Q6 ]! t: \/ _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."
" E5 |, o1 C- l7. "You must have the wrong version."
, m; @2 }' t- d6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
5 Z7 |1 y# l* N6 Z# x8 L- a4 [3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
( V3 L/ v* ?$ P2 H9 f* N$ b2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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and finally ...

1. "I thought I fixed that."

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