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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2 o9 B. t" f- YSecurity 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:

  k" T! x, s' {. }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:

Business Analysis
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Quality Assurance
Technical/Web Writing
Business Intelligence

+ d0 z! D  S& U( g2 P& d, _The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
MCT      - average $11,723 increase
CCNA     - average $9967 increase
: A; _) [& A  C: f# G* VCNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
0 q! m4 u7 |$ f0 ]CNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase
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The only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.
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10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
! E, a1 W: m4 }, r$ K8. "It worked yesterday."
7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
! q' m/ {/ [" ?( c# _/ d5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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6 M% f8 K) h, Z6 v, @and finally ...

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