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

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Business Analysis
9 e6 p0 y- H: v7 [Most Software Development
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, E, }4 ^' `+ dThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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8 \# ~6 ?7 e* k+ l, xMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
: P  O+ o1 B9 |' xMCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
( C! [1 i/ Z0 `$ G( }MCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase
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5 m9 Z, \+ T8 q8 U; ]5 y/ tThe 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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Humor
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8 J6 w, G9 v5 z" L/ aTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

10. "That's weird..."
9 M  ^9 @8 A! e1 V$ W; p, h9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
9 h7 N" G) j+ I' ~; x- k2 H4 y0 f6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
8 Q* J) E) F6 i7 P4. "Did you check for a virus?"
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2 _: ?9 h- i- j* m$ B3 O$ r$ J2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"


  @9 l4 K2 G+ Z! Qand finally ...

1. "I thought I fixed that."

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