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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/ Y5 U( }8 V3 ]6 K- eRoles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:

& t% r8 x* E  y6 z# {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:

1 \& i/ M8 d  o0 b. Q* t% IProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)
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5 e1 s: y" o4 I4 y3 L; E2 h& d/ [4 KRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:

Business Analysis
Most Software Development
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8 Y' u( B, q( g6 tTechnical/Web Writing
5 Q3 b1 x* g, f; E3 @( d' cBusiness Intelligence

! L% J& N+ i( n  k8 ~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
CNE      - average $7262 increase
MCP+     - average $7072 increase
* ?7 S* t! p% x! d7 m3 k& q4 CCNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase

% l# s. Q& ]/ P7 e# wThe 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:
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9 D. y* A, v6 E6 x4 {+ \1 \+ t+ }% z10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
- a' L- j  S. J/ l8. "It worked yesterday."
2 S5 ?  x1 E3 P6 Z3 w2 h7. "You must have the wrong version."
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
; s7 t' s& X+ G  e' ]5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
: F- c/ W+ i# o% B+ r3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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and finally ...
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: K2 A" S2 o- i3 R5 ]5 b1. "I thought I fixed that."

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