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:
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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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: a0 ~7 Z3 x* ^" ~$ n/ b) KRoles 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:

Business Analysis
Most Software Development
Quality Assurance
( E1 ?6 \1 @( r2 uTechnical/Web Writing
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# O+ ^! w- V- l) GThe top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

7 G5 ?4 K# m' ?" H+ w: V! aMCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
8 I: U0 F! P( c* `MCT      - average $11,723 increase
3 s5 b. T$ U5 j! {+ X; SCCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
/ K. E: a- y% {+ GA+       - average $5134 increase
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" k1 ?  E) x6 S3 b. a* F4 ]6 @$ r& V4 F6 PThe 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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: v4 C/ J4 [6 u0 T) DTop 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:

! m3 M7 o. H  F  S- {+ {( X10. "That's weird..."
; e1 P( W  u+ I* c& [; N9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
0 a7 q/ e* ~1 H9 s! y4 @7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
' ^: h8 \" g, v& F" F5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
, Q2 I  {" J( ~+ L" p4. "Did you check for a virus?"
" T" w0 y* e, f3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"


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1 e$ H6 Z& o: \5 ~3 |1. "I thought I fixed that."

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